Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Monte Cassino...

...is one of Europe's most stunning sights,  the great Abbey set like a fortress on the mountain top.  Its history - over a thousand years of it - and its glorious setting make a visit unforgettable.

Great arches and gushing fountains, cool slabs of marble and vast thick walls, and from every side the views of distant mountain ranges, and the somehow cosy ordinariness of the town far below...

Somehow the WWII history is just all part of the ever-continuing drama of this place...

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