ローマ発：モンテカッシーノと中世の修道院への小旅行

We had an amazing experience to the Abbey of St Benedict at Monte Cassini and the Monastery of St Scholastica in Subiaco. At Monte Cassini we were given a private guided tour into spaces not normally open to tour groups! Both sites have a very spiritual sense to them. Our tour driver max and guide Michaela were a great team and made the trip including the drive very enjoyable!! Kudos to both!! This tour was well worth the time and cost and be sure to ask for Max and Michaela!

Our day with Paola, our guide, and Max, our driver, couldn’t have been any better. Not only were they friendly, warm, and exceptionally nice, but they made us feel very welcome and like special guests. My husband, a history buff with a particular interest in church history, was impressed with Paola’s depth of knowledge and ability to communicate it well. For lunch they took us to a lovely trattoria in Subiaco. We loved it! Not only were the food and wine fantastic, but the staff was welcoming and the atmosphere so authentically Italian (translation: perfect!). When we return to Rome again, we will request a tour with Paola and Max. Please thank them (& your agency) for helping to “make our day”, as we say in America.

We enjoyed the tour a lot. The guide Federica and the driver Max were both friendly and helpful. We had ample time to visit the abbey in Montecassino and then the Sacro Speco, with free time for lunch included. In both visits we had a guided tour of the monasteries and then free time to explore on our own. A visit to the war cemetery was offered and would be included in the tour, but we were only interested in the abbey and monastery. These places are somewhat inconvenient and difficult to reach using public transport and not knowing the local language, so the trip with the minivan was well worth it as well. We would reccomend this for anyone interested in visiting these monasteries in a convenient and confortable day trip.