Abbey of Montecassino

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Abbey of Montecassino Description

The road to the abbey of Montecassino (9km/5.5mi) winds steeply up the hill in hairpin bends from the west side of the town. Just outside the town, on the left of the road, are the remains of the Roman Casinum, including the massive ruins of an amphitheater, a mausoleum and a theater. At the next bend, on the right, are the ruins of the Rocca lanula (193m/637ft), built 949-86.

Just before the monastery, on the right, is a road leading to the Polish military cemetery, with over 1,000 graves. Beyond this are pre-Roman polygonal walls (fourth-third centuries B.C.).

On the summit of the hill (519m/1,713ft) is the abbey of Montecassino, founded by St Benedict in 529, and acknowledged as the cradle of the Benedictine order, which

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Hobbies & Activities category: Cemetery; Architecture - Roman, Greek, classical; Archeological site or ruin; Library; Military attraction or museum; Christian sites; Tombs, burial site

Abbey of Montecassino Highlights

Monastery Museum

Since 1980 there has been a museum adjoining the monastery, displaying Roman and Etruscan finds, medieval manuscripts, drawings and engravings with views of the monastery as well as paintings and

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Address

Abbey of Montecassino
I-03043 Cassino
Italy

http://www.officine.it/montecassino/main_e.htm

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