Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ing from June to September. Timetable information is available from the ferry company
websites, travel agents and, in summer, the Rome section of Il Messaggero and Il Tempo
newspapers.
Prices vary according to the point of departure and whether you're on a hydrofoil or car
ferry - from Terracina to Ponza the daily ferry costs €20 return plus €1.50 embarkation
tax. A hydrofoil on the same route costs €39 return plus tax. Journey time varies from 80
minutes to 2½ hours.
Cars and large motorbikes are forbidden on Ponza in summer, but there's a good local
bus service. Otherwise, you can rent a scooter or mini moke.
The major ferry companies are:
Navigazione Libera del Golfo ( www.navlib.it )
SNAP (
0773 79 00 55; www.snapnavigazione.it )
Vetor (
06 984 50 83; www.vetor.it )
WORTH A TRIP
ABBAZIA DI MONTECASSINO
Dramatically perched on a mountain top near the regional border with Campania, the Abbazia di
Montecassino ( 0776 31 15 29; www.montecassino.it ; 9am-12.30pm & 3.30-5pm, to 6pm
Apr-Oct) was one of the most important Christian centres in the medieval world. St Benedict founded
it in 529 AD, supposedly after three ravens led him to the spot, and lived there until his death in 547.
Throughout its history it has been destroyed and rebuilt several times, most recently after WWII.
During the war it was at the centre of heavy fighting as the Germans sought to stop the Allied push
north. After almost six months of bloody deadlock, the Allies bombed it to rubble in May 1944 in a
desperate bid to break through German defences.
To reach the abbey from Rome, take one of the regular trains from Stazione Termini to Cassino
(€7.40, 80 minutes to two hours) and then a local bus up from Piazza San Benedetto.
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