Before the WWII bombardments, the city had medieval buildings of great value of which there is no trace anymore. To set up a theme-based itinerary, it was decided to put large boulders of raw limestone at the original locations of the buildings. On each of them there is a plaque, engraved with a short text with the history and the stylized shape of the building or the narration of the event. 

In the itinerary, conceived in 2004 by the “Centro Documentazione e Studi Cassinati” with the contribution of some local entrepreneurs, there are the most significant buildings and places of “old Cassino“:

Also known as “Chiesa dell’Assunta” because it hosted a statue of the Virgin Mary, it was built around 400 AD and annexed to the Dominican convent. Even though the whole complex was destroyed by the bombardments, the statue remained miraculously undamaged.

The Church, also known as “the shelter”, was built in the 8th century near the river Gari’s springs. It originally had a squared plan with a colonnade, four towers at each corner, and one at its center.

The Martyrology Wall, inaugurated on January 2008, recalls the huge sacrifice of the city during WWII with a long majolica panel upon which pictures and name lists of the victims are placed. While the civilians who lost their lives were 2.000, the service persons were 477. Unfortunately, many of their names are missing, being their remains still unidentified.

Built under the will of Abbot Grisulfo, in the ninth century, opposite the church of Jesus the Saviour, it was rebuilt in Romanic Age. Hardly damaged during the war, it was definitively demolished between 1965 and 1967 with the promise to rebuild it again in the future at another site.

The “Curtis Major”, hosted by Palagio Badiale, was the administrative site of Saint Benedict’s Land (Terra Sancti Benedicti, or San Germano state) under the government of Montecassino’s Abbot. The place used to be the residence of the Rector Casinensis, who was the vicar of the Abbot.

Signed by Emperor Frederick II and Pope Gregory IX in 1230, in San Germano’s church.

Happened on 15th March 1944. The park “XV Marzo 1944” was named after it. 

It was the cultural heart of the city from 1875 to 1943 when the war completely destroyed it. It was here that not only were important performances frequently held, but also schools and associations used to organize conferences.

Happened on 15th February 1944. “XV Febbraio 1944” square was named after it.

In the fourteenth century, outside the city walls, along the road leading to the city, there was the small church of S. Maria della Strada, where travelers stopped before entering the city. In 1611, it was restored and changed its name to “Madonna del Carmine”. It was then abandoned and used as a cemetery until 1940 when Abbot Diamare consecrated it again. The bombings of 1943 and 1944 reduced it to rubble.