Rome Trip Overview
Take a day-trip from Rome to visit a couple of location full of memories: Montecassino, a small town about 80 miles south of Rome, it is the home of the sacred relics and monastery of St. Benedict, the patron saint of Europe and the founder of western monasticism. Discover the world’s most glorious Abbey, destroyed during the World War II. Learn the Saint-Beneict’s motto: “Ora et Labora”, that the monks still follow in their daily routine. Then go explore the impressive War Cemetery, located just north of Anzio, a small seaside resort in the province of Rome.
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Duration: 7 hours
Starts: Rome, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Take a day-trip from Rome to visit a couple of location full of memories: Montecassino, a small town about 80 miles south of Rome, it is the home of the sacred relics and monastery of St. Benedict, the patron saint of Europe and the founder of western monasticism. Discover the world’s most glorious Abbey, destroyed during the World War II. Learn the Saint-Beneict’s motto: “Ora et Labora”, that the monks still follow in their daily routine. Then go explore the impressive War Cemetery, located just north of Anzio, a small seaside resort in the province of Rome.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Abbazia di Montecassino, Via Montecassino, 03043, Cassino Italy
This excursion starts from your accomodation, where you can meet the english – speaking driver. Then you will start travelling South and after 1 hour 10 minutes you reach your destination. It is really a delight to visit the Abbey of Montecassino, to admire its beautiful architectural splendor and remember its history. The Abbey was founded by St. Benedict and built over the site of the pagan temple of Apollo, where the sculpture of Apollo was destroyed along with the altar. Due to its significant location, this place has always been a target of military attacks throughout history, the most gruesome of all certainly being the Battle of Monte Cassino fought during the Second World War.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Cimitero di Guerra di Anzio, Via del Cimitero, 00042, Anzio Italy
Leaving Montecassino, you can certainly eat something, before the driver will drive across the Roman countryside, until you reach one more impressive location full of memories:The World War II Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial site in Italy covers 77 acres, rising in a gentle slope from a broad pool with an island and cenotaph flanked by groups of Italian cypress trees. Beyond the pool is the immense field of headstones of 7,858 of American military war dead, arranged in gentle arcs on broad green lawns beneath rows of Roman pines. If requested, the visit to this cemetery can be replaced with Commonwealth war cemetery. Eventually, you go back to Rome and the driver will drop you off at your accomodation.
Duration: 1 hour
