A spiritual and artistic journey on the life of Saint Rita da Cascia like the Monastero historical place where Saint Rita lived 40 years as an Augustinian nun and where she died, in 1457, at the age of 76.
Then The Basilica on the Sant'Agostino hill and built with the donations of benefactors, even the smallest ones, the Basilica of Santa Rita is a project that the Blessed Mother Fasce strongly wanted in order to welcome the devotees in the city of the Saint of impossible cases.then we will move along the roads traveled by San Francesco to Assisi.it is a hill town in Umbria, where he was born in 1181. The basilica of San Francesco is an imposing church on 2 levels consecrated in 1253. The 13th century frescoes that portray the life of St. Francis have also been attributed, among others, to Giotto and Cimabue. The crypt houses the stone sarcophagus of the saint.
Attention :
In case of standard tour booking, with single participant, the tour confirmation will be sent four days before.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Tour escort for the whole trip
✔ Pick-up and Drop-off at hotel
✔ Transport by air-conditioned minivan
✖ Gratuities
✖ Lunch
✖ Other languages: 30,00€ / person
Pickup Locations
1. Borgo Noci Querceto
2. Maalot Roma - Small Luxury Hotels Of The World
3. Ciampino Airport
4. Freerome Hotel
5. Hotel La Place
6. Casa Santa Sofia
7. DoubleTree by Hilton Rome Monti
8. Hotel Il Campo Marzio
9. Massimi City Garden
10. Room Mate Filippo
11. Small Luxury Inn Rome by The Goodnight Company
12. Williams Residence
13. Domus Mariae Montelanico
14. Aberdeen Hotel
15. Hotel Albergo Santa Chiara
16. Chroma Pente
17. Dharma Luxury Hotel
18. Best Western Hotel Astrid
19. Hotel Duca D'Alba
20. Doria Palace Boutique Hotel
Additional Info: The minivan will arrive under the hotel and customers will be called to warn them
Itinerary
1
Monastero di Santa Rita da Cascia
The cloistered monastery is the historical place where Saint Rita lived for 40 years as an Augustinian nun. Today it is possible to visit these places and pray near the Solemn Bank.
Duration: 3 hours
2
Cascia
The Basilica, the Lower Basilica, the Monastery and the Penitentiary belonging to the complex of the Sanctuary of Santa Rita da Cascia The church of San Francesco. The former church of Sant'Antonio Abate, originally from the fifteenth century but restructured and modified in the Baroque period, which inside preserves two cycles of frescoes from the fifteenth century. The church of Santa Maria della Visitazione, an ancient collegiate church of Santa Maria, of Lombard origin, but heavily remodeled following the damage caused by the earthquakes. Inside there is a wooden crucifix from the 1400s. The church of Sant'Agostino, with frescoes from the Umbrian and Perugian schools. Palazzo Carli, seat of the "Tranquillo Graziani" municipal library Palazzo Frenfanelli, seat of the Municipality of Cascia Palazzo Santi, seat of the homonymous Civic Museum. Roman temple of Villa San Silvestro The hamlet of Roccaporena, the birthplace of Santa Rita Chiavano plateau.
Local product tasting.
Duration: 3 hours
3
Basilica Papale e Sacro Convento di San Francesco d'Assisi
The basilica is made up of two superimposed churches, one lower and one upper, linked to two different construction phases: the first linked to the Umbrian Romanesque, of Lombard derivation, the second linked to the French Gothic style. In both cases, the interior decoration is extraordinary
Duration: 3 hours
4
Centro Storico Di Assisi
La Basilica di Santa Chiara
La Chiesa Nuova
La Cattedrale di San Rufino
L’Anfiteatro Romano
La Rocca Maggiore
La Piazza del comune
Duration: 3 hours
Additional info
• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
