Cassino is very famous because of the Abbey of Montecassino. The Abbey, mother church of the Benedectine order, founded in 529 by St. Benedict over the ruins of an ancient acropolis, became in the 8th century an important reference point of learning, and by the 11th century had become one of the economically most important monasteries in Europe. During the Second World War, in 1944, the Abbey was bombed and entirely rebuilt in the same style soon after. A visit to the British war cemeteries, where the soldiers killed during this battle are commemorated, is recommended.
