Take a tour of Montecassino Abbey in Cassino, Italy - part of the World's Greatest Attractions travel video series by GeoBeats.
A rocky hill south of Rome is home to the rebuilt Monte Cassino Abbey.
The abbey was established by St. Benedict, the patron saint of Europe, in the year 529.
Monte Cassino was at one point the world’s wealthiest monastery, and was filled with relics from the life of Benedict.
Highlights include the basilica that once housed many enamoring paintings, frescoes, and mosaics, and the abbey museum which details the history of monasticism.
The abbey was destroyed in The Battle of Monte Cassino in World War II during an Allied bombing.
It was rebuilt according to the original plans, and today continues its work as a place of religious worship and pilgrimage site.
