Italy 1943–1945
Italian military shrine and museum, Mignano Monte Lungo
Italian war cemetery & museum
The story
The resting place of 974 Italian soldiers, most of them men of the co-belligerent army that fought beside the Allies after the armistice. Their first battle was here, on Monte Lungo, on 8 December 1943: a failure with heavy losses, followed by success on 16 December. The small museum across the road displays weapons and vehicles.
What to look for
Climb the terraced shrine for the view of Monte Lungo and the Mignano gap; then cross the Via Casilina to the museum.
Plan your visit
On the SS6 Via Casilina · museum free, hours vary · check before you go
- Open
- Summer 08:30–17:15; winter 08:30–15:45
- Booking
- Not required
Checked September 2026 from official sources: cultura.gov.it. Things change, so check before you travel.
Nearby sites
- San Pietro Infine: ruined village and Parco della Memoria Storica · 3 km
- French Military Cemetery, Venafro · 10 km
- 36th Division memorials and the Rapido, Sant'Angelo in Theodice · 12 km
- Cassino War Cemetery and Memorial · 13 km
- Historiale museum, Cassino · 14 km
- Rocca Janula (Castle Hill), Cassino · 14 km
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Into Europe: Italy 1943–1945
A free field guide for your phone: the route, the maps and the stories built in, even with no signal. The places of the Allied campaign in Italy, from the Sicily landings of July 1943 through Salerno, the Winter Line, Ortona, Cassino and Anzio, Rome, the Gothic Line and the final battles on the Senio and the Po in April 1945.
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