Footprints on the Battlefield Trails of Monte Cassino
(19) Reviews
Cassino
Important Information
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Not recommended for pregnant travelers
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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A moderate amount of uneven surface and steep walking is involved
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This tour requires a minimum of 2 people per booking
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Monte Cassino battlefield private walks through ancient mule tracks. Hiking the Cavendish Road with original storytelling to arrive on the top of the impregnable hills defending Monte Cassino Abbey and the Gustav Line in WWII, discovering the bloody footprints of the soldiers and the hardships of the civilian escape.
Highlights
From 5 hours to 6 hours
Offered in English & Italian
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 5 hours to 6 hours
Offered in English & Italian
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Bus transfer to starting point of the tour
Snack (if selected)
Bottled water
Bus ticket from attractions
Seasonal walking equipment is necessary in particular weather condition
Meeting Points
Departure
Hotel La Pace - Experience
Meeting point inside the hotel La Pace.
Return
Items | Footprints on the Battlefield Trails of Monte Cassino
Itinerary
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Cavendish Road
The hiking on the Cavendish Road is the perfect starting point to follow the footprints of the soldiers, by the steepest side of Monte Cassino battlefield. This ancient mule track, already used by the locals to walk uphill to Montecassino before the war, was an incredible challenge performed by the Allied military engineers to allow their tanks to climb this steep slopes to outflank and conquered the German defenses at the top of the hills of Monte Cassino to break the Gustav Line.
2 hours and 30 minutes
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Via Santa Maria dell' Albaneta
Albaneta Farm, Bialecki Tank.
45 minutes
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Via Santa Maria dell' Albaneta
Snake Head Ridge, Doctor House.
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Monte Cassino Polish War Cemetery
The Impregnable Hill 593, Polish Cemetery (on request)
1 hour and 30 minutes
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Abbazia di Montecassino
The Abbey of Montecassino is one of the most known Abbeys in the world.
In 529 Saint Benedict chose this mountain to build a monastery that would host him and those monks following him on the way from Subiaco. Paganism was still present here, but he managed to turn the place into a well-structured Christian monastery where everybody could have the dignity they deserved through praying and working.
Within the centuries the Abbey has met magnificence and destruction many times, and has always come out of its ruins stronger. In 577 Langobards destroyed it, then Saracens in 887. In 1349 a violent earthquake occurred and in February 1944 a bombardment almost flatted it.
Footprints on the Battlefield Trails of Monte Cassino
(19) Reviews
Cassino
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Monte Cassino battlefield private walks through ancient mule tracks. Hiking the Cavendish Road with original storytelling to arrive on the top of the impregnable hills defending Monte Cassino Abbey and the Gustav Line in WWII, discovering the bloody footprints of the soldiers and the hardships of the civilian escape.
Highlights
From 5 hours to 6 hours
Offered in English & Italian
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 5 hours to 6 hours
Offered in English & Italian
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Bus transfer to starting point of the tour
Snack (if selected)
Bottled water
Bus ticket from attractions
Seasonal walking equipment is necessary in particular weather condition