By Private vehicle with our Expert Driver, journey to the Abbey of Montecassino, rebuilt after near destruction in WWI. A venerated pilgrimage destination, Montecassino contains the 5th-century relics of St. Benedict, Europe’s patron Saint, and his sister, Santa Scolastica. Your Expert Local Private Guide will also illuminate Abbey’s miraculous history, its stubborn survival despite repeated assaults and natural disasters. On to the serene and beautiful American Military Cemetery at Nettuno, burial place of 7861 Servicemen who fell in WWII’s Sicily-Rome Campaign. This sweeping panorama of marble markers, chapels and memorials is unexpectedly moving, driving home the huge cost of war and the enormous price of freedom. Don’t miss it.
*Note: Lunch is not included