The Hermitage of Santa Sperandia is a special place hidden in the middle of the woods. The Hermitage, chosen by the Saint for her ascetic experience, opens on the north side of Monte Acuto and can be considered emblematic of the havoc wreaked by the devastating hand of man in the Rio Laque Valley and in the overhanging locality of Roccaccia.
However, in spite of the numerous quarries, the haphazardly built houses and the senseless "improvement" interventions in the cavity itself, the place still remains the wild realm of isolation so loved by the hermits.
The hermitage today consists of a shrine that partially closes the entrance of the cave, 8-10 meters deep, with a height varying between 3 and 5 meters.
The hermitage, built into a steep wall of Monte Acuto, overlooks the overhanging void of the Rio Laque gorge below, surrounded by thick woods of holm oak and hornbeam.
