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The bell tower of the Cathedral of Gaeta is located behind the building, in Pope Gelasius Square, overlooking the Gulf of Gaeta. In Romanesque style with strong Arabic-Norman influence, it is 57 meters high. The construction began 1148 and was completed in 1279 with the construction of the apex tower.

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The historic Palazzo De Vio, which belonged to Cardinal Tommaso De Vio, now houses the Diocesan Museum, which was founded in the 1950s as a museum-archive to preserve classical and medieval artifacts evidence of Gaeta’s history.

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The church is located on a promontory overlooking the coast, about one kilometer from the city center.

Its history dates back to the late 17th century, when the Bishop of Gaeta decided to build a church dedicated to the Holy Trinity.

The church is an example of Baroque architecture, with two towers and a large entrance portal.

The “Montagna Spaccata” is one of the most striking places in Gaeta, and is connected to an ancient religious tradition that it came to light at the time of Christ’s death, when the veil of the Temple of Jerusalem was torn. Also, legend has it that St. Philip Neri lived inside the “Montagna Spaccata”, where there is a stone bed known today as “The Bed of St. Philip Neri”.

The “Grotta del Turco” is linked to an ancient religious tradition that it came to light at the time of Christ’s death, when the veil of the Jerusalem Temple was torn, and to various folk beliefs. These include the handprint of a Turkish sailor on a rock. Along the staircase that leads to the interior of the mountain, along the narrow crevice, on the right, you can see a Latin inscription and above it, an ‘eerie translucent handprint etched into the rock, which legend has it belonged to a Turkish sailor. The unbeliever, as a non-Christian, was sceptical about the sacred origin of the mountain’s clefts, but as soon as he boldly placed his hand on the rock, it immediately liquefied like wax under his fingers, leaving the crisp imprint of his hand and 5 fingers that can still be seen today.

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The Sanctuary of the Santissima Annunziata is one of the most important Catholic places of worship in Gaeta, located in the historic center of the city between Via dell’Annunziata and Lungomare Caboto.

From 2009 to September 27, 2014, the sanctuary performed the functions of procathedral, assuming its title, since the Cathedral of Saints Erasmus and Marcianus and St. Mary of the Assumption was closed for restoration.

The Chapel of the Immaculate Conception, also known as the “Golden Chapel” or the “Golden Grotto” for its rich wooden interior decorated with pure gold, is an important place of Catholic worship in Gaeta, located in the historic center of the town, in Via Annunziata.

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The Cathedral of Saints Erasmus and Marcianus and of St. Mary of the Assumption is the most important place of Catholic worship in Gaeta, mother church of the homonymous Archdiocese and seat of the Parish of the Most Holy Mary Assumed into Heaven.

Serapo, Fontania, Quaranta Remi, Ariana, Arenauta, San Vito and Sant’Agostino. These 7 beaches of Gaeta are located in the long stretch of sea that goes from the rocky coast of Montagna Spaccata at the foot of Monte Orlando to the picturesque caves of Sperlonga. 10 kilometers of beach, interrupted only by small coves and rocky points. The common feature of all these beaches is the presence of very fine-grained light-colored sand, clear sea and dense Mediterranean vegetation surrounding them. At the same time, each of them has distinctive features that make them unique.

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The church, an integral part of the adjacent building of St. James, is dedicated to the Nativity of the Virgin. The church was damaged during World War II and restored thanks to the interest of Canon Alberto Giordano. The church is still consecrated and used for special occasions.

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Charles III had the Gate of the Forward Line built in 1737; rebuilt in 1811 and later equipped with a masonry bridge. The so-called First Gate lost its centuries-old function after the road rectification of the access to the city and the filling of the moat (1933).

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It is the oldest church in the city, the result of an 11th century expansion of a pre-existing early medieval temple; closed to worship in 1966, it was deconsecrated in 1972 and turned into an auditorium, owned by the Municipality of Gaeta.

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The building was probably constructed in the 6th century during the Gothic wars.

The structure we admire today, with an area of about 14,100 square meters, is called the Angioino-Aragonese Castle because it is composed of two connected buildings, built at two different historical moments: the lower one, called “Angioino”, built during the reign of the rulers of Angioini origin, and the higher one, called “Aragonese”, built by the rulers of the Kingdom of Naples, belonging to the dynasty of Aragonese origin.

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The church was built starting from 1283, thanks to donations from Charles II d’Angiò, as a place of worship attached to a convent founded by Francis of Assisi himself in 1222; it is sometimes erroneously referred to as the city cathedral because of its scenic location and elaborate architecture; the exterior, as well as the interior, is characterized by rich nineteenth-century neo-Gothic plastic decoration designed by Giacomo Guarinelli, which covers the ancient Gothic structure of the 13th-14th centuries.

They are important historical evidence of the human presence and activity in Monte Orlando in past eras and are part of the complex of fortifications and artifacts of military construction dating back to the period of Aragonese and Bourbon rule (14th-18th centuries). Today the Carolina, Ferdinando and Trabacco are preserved in good condition and clearly visible.

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Named after the first Chief of Staff of the Italian Army after the Unification, Enrico Cosenz, a native of Gaeta, in recent years it has undergone radical restoration and is now called the Palace of Culture, where the most important civic cultural activities are housed.

Under construction is the Demoanthropological Museum of the Sea.

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Monte Orlando is a 171 m high promontory and a natural extension of the Aurunci Mountains towards the Tyrrhenian Sea. Trails allow hiking and biking among the green and majestic views. Fishing is allowed only in some coastal areas of Monte Orlando that are not managed by the Park Authority. On the cliff overlooking the sea, there are also numerous sport and traditional climbing routes.

The Mausoleum is a funerary building that stands on Monte Orlando, the building was built at the behest of Lucio Munazio Planco, a Roman soldier and politician of the Republican period, it dates back to 22 B.C. and is perfectly circular in shape with a tumulus roof that no longer exists today. The diameter of the structure is 29.54 meters, the external perimeter is 93.10 meters and the height is 9 meters.