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Places of interest in this area

 

Pompeii
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompeii

One of the most famous ex-cities of the world, Pompeii was destroyed in 79AD by the unexpected eruption of Vesuvius. In an incredibly short space of time the city was completely obliterated, submerged by a thick layer of volcanic ash that froze the last few moments of the lives of its citizens for all time.
Pompeii has fascinated generation after generation of archaeologists from all over the world. The gaps left in the solidified ash by the decomposing bodies of the city's unfortunate citizens were perfect impressions of their bodies. Thus, a simple dig through the ash reveals the everyday life of thousands of years ago, perfectly captured in negative, exposed to the eye, down to its most trivial and tragic details. Twisted bodies, caught in the moment of seeking shelter from the catastrophe raining down around
t
hem, have evoked the kind of enthusiasm amongst scholars and amateurs alike that is normally reserved for dinosaurs.
One bakery contained the outlines of more than 200 loaves of bread!

 

Montecassino

In World War II, the hill of Monte Cassino was part of a German defensive line guarding the approaches to Rome. Monte Cassino became the target of assault after assault by Allied troops, and was finally destroyed by air bombardment.
 The hill was captured at dreadful loss of life by the Polish Army and Italian refugees. After the war, the abbey was rebuilt to the original plans. Today, Monte Cassino is a working monastery and continues to be a pilgrimage site by virtue of the surviving relics of St. Benedict and St. Scholastica. It is also a popular tourist destination for its historical importance and its attractive buildings. The abbey sits atop a large hill, below which lies the city of Cassino. A vast Polish war cemetery covers a hillside across the valley, which can be easily seen from the abbey.

 

Valmontone - Magic Land    A theme park about 40 minutes drive.
www.magicland.it

Right opposite the designer outlet below.

 

Valmontone - Designer Outlet Fashion District    A unique shopping experience.
www.fashiondistrict.it

More than 150 shops offering a wide range of fashionable products, clothing, accessories cosmetics and more.
Over 100.000 square meters dedicated to shopping !
Italian taste and style for the best fashion design brands with prices reduced by as much as 70 %

 

Frosinone - Acquapark    An aquapark 30 minutes drive.
www.parkclub.it/acquapark

 

Zoomarine - a marine zoo park. 1 hours drive
www.zoomarine.it

 

Piana delle Orme – Museum
www.pianadelleorme.it

Special effects and beautiful scene-settings for a memorable journey into the past. Over 25.000 square meters of  showing area, with a collection of 300 tractors, 1000 working machines, 1000’s of engines and machine tools of the 19th and early 20th century.
Over 300 wartime military vehicles and close to 50.000 funds. Several boards show the fighting in the hot desert by El Alamein,the battle of Cassino, the landing in Anzio to name just a few.
An exciting tour both for adults and children that can also be useful for didactic purposes.

 

Fumone Castle  (X century) is of ancient origin. 15 minutes drive from Fiuggi
www.castellodifumone.it

The castle is situated in the middle of a splendid medieval village, on a hill surrounded by woods and mountains in the heart of the Ciociaria region. The castle houses the highest hanging garden in Europe.
The structure of the Fumone castle is a typical military fortress of the Middle Ages. Set on top of a mountain, it is surrounded by mountainous chains and woods. Being inaccessible, the fortress sheltered for five centuries within its walls the enemies of the church.
The medieval village of Fumone today conserves its original structure surrounding the castle with a fascinating and unimaginable atmosphere. The buildings attached to the castle and all the houses still have their doors that open inwards; for such an important place could not allow weak points. built with criteria so that arrows could be fired against the enemy. Even the steep path from the Roman door was purposely built in order to make it easy to roll down burning balls of fire when needed and for defence reasons. Fumone therefore became an impossible fortress to take.

 

Subiaco.  Worth a visit for the magnificent scenery alone.
http://www.romeartlover.it/Subiaco.html

The monks of Subiaco Abbey are Benedictines and trace their monastic history back to 5th Century Italy, where St. Benedict lived as a hermit in a cave and wrote his famous Rule for monasteries at Monte Cassino. The Abbey grounds, and the fields, forests and rolling hills of the beautiful Arkansas River Valley offer a quiet, serene,and spiritual atmosphere for prayer, meditation, reflection, and solitude.
The monastery is built literally on the side of the mountain and is one of the most amazing structures to be seen. The monastery is constructed literally just attached to the existing rock face.
The interior of the chapel was beautifully painted with frescoes and so where most of the halls leading down to the cave where Saint Benedict lived. This monastery is the first of 14 monasteries founded by the Saint.

 

Tivoli. Villa D’Este   Famous Roman Villa with a hundred fountains.
http://www.villadestetivoli.info/storiae.htm  (good photo gallery)
http://www.terragalleria.com/europe/italy/tivoli/tivoli.all.html

Villa d’Este, masterpiece of the Italian Garden, is included in the UNESCO world heritage list. With its impressive concentration of fountains, nymphs, grottoes, plays of water, and music, it constitutes a much-copied model for European
 gardens in the mannerist and baroque styles.

Also Hadrian’s Villa
http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/901_Hadrians_Villa.html

Hadrian's Villa (Villa Hadriana) is a large Roman villa built by the emperor Hadrian in the early second century CE. The villa was a sumptuous complex of over 30 buildings, covering an area of at least 100 hectares (c. 250 acres), maybe even 300 hectares, of which much is still unexcavated. Hadrian's Villa is a UNESCO World Heritage site

 

The Caves of Collepardo    30 minutes drive from Fiuggi
http://www.collepardo.it/grotte.htm

The sight of Stalactites and stalagmites created by the dripping of water over a million year. The rocks date from the mesozoic era and are between eighty and fifty million years old.

Antullo Well. Collepardo
This great natural well, unique in Europe for size, has the circumference of about 300m and the depth of 70m. Its bottom may join the Caves through a complex system of underground passages.

 

Terracina Mediterranean seaside resort..  One hours drive from Fiuggi
http://www.italyheaven.co.uk/lazio/terracina.html

Terracina is a pleasant seaside resort in the south of the Lazio region, between Rome and Naples. It was an important port on the Roman Appian Way, and the site of a major temple to Jupiter. Nowadays the modern town spreads out on the plain below the hills, along a wide sandy beach which attracts many summer visitors.

 

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