VALLEY OF THE SAINTS
PIGNATARO – bombed several times and completely destroyed. The population resisted both the bombing and the German occupation: a partisan unit was formed and, as a stronghold of the Gustav Line, the entire municipal territory was on the front line for many months.THINGS TO SEE: the 14th century church of Madonna dei Sette Dolori, declared […]
THE LAND OF ST. THOMAS
VILLA SANTA LUCIA – ancient and one of the most important granaries of the Abbey of Montecassino, it was the scene of episodes of violence against the population by German troops.TO SEE – the convent of Madonna delle Grazie, the hamlet of Piumarola with the remains of a castle, the sanctuary founded by St. Scholastica, […]
ANCIENT LAND OF LABOUR
CERVARO – after heavy air and artillery attacks, it was reduced to a pile of rubble; the destruction struck at the heart of the ancient town, its past and its artistic heritage. The town preserves the memory of one of its heroes, Carabiniere Vittorio Marandola, who received a gold medal for military valour for the […]
LE MAINARDE
S. ELIA FIUME RAPIDO – 91% destroyed during the air raid of 8 December ’43. The network of German forts, trenches and perfectly preserved communication trenches at Monte Cifalco are visible today.TO SEE – the small church of Ognissanti (10C), a place of worship and Benedictine art, the church of S.Maria Maggiore (10C) and the […]