Marina di Minturno (LT) - Parte V
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Posta Fibreno (FR) - The Nature Reserve
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Gaeta, Lazio. The Grotta del Turco
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Ostia. Archaeological Park of Ostia Antica
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Cassino. The Benedictine Abbey of Montecassino.
The abbey of Montecassino is a Benedictine monastery located on the top of Montecassino, in Lazio. It is the oldest monastery in Italy together with the monastery of Santa Scolastica.
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Gaeta (LT)
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Rome. Church of San Giacomo in Augusta
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