WWII Battlefields Tour: Montecassino & Rapido River from Rome

Overview

Highlights

• Historic Sites
• Guided Experience
• Convenience

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Abbazia Di Montecassino

   1h

   Begin the tour with a pickup from your accommodation in Rome by an air-conditioned comfortable vehicle and Professional English-speaking Driver. Start your 1,5-hour drive to Montecassino, observing the landscape as you go. Upon your arrival, begin a self-guided tour of the Abbey of Montecassino, one of the most well-known Abbeys in the world. Admission Not Included.

2. 2

   Monte Cassino Polish War Cemetery

   30min

   Visit to the Polish War Cemetery Work on the construction of the cemetery began in 1944, shortly after the end of hostilities, and was finished in 1946. The official consecration, however, took place on 1 September 1945 during a multi-faith celebration conducted according to the rites of the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant and Jewish faiths, and was attended by representatives of the Polish Government-in-Exile and of Allied Command.

3. 3

   Cassino Memorial

   30min

   The Commonwealth War Cemetery for the various military groups and nationalities who are held in high esteem by the local people. New Zealand, US, French, British and so many others who helped to free Italy from the grip if the Third Reich.

Before you go

Location

Via Montecassino, 03043, Italy