The Village

Stone alleys and mountain silence. The light glides over the ancient houses and opens onto the landscapes of the Comino Valley, bordering the Abruzzo, Lazio, and Molise National Park.

Inhabitants

2.107

Orange Flag

since 2004

Maple Fork

1,538 m

First traces

293 BC.

San Donato Val di Comino

Among the villages
most beautiful in Italy

In the local dialect the town is called Sande Renate;
in neighboring countries Sandënàtë.

A municipality in the province of Frosinone, within the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park, and one of the main passages from the Lazio side to the Abruzzo side via the Forca d'Acero pass.

The origins are linked to Cominium, a Samnite outpost destroyed in 293 BC by Roman armies. The first sanctuary dedicated to San Donato dates back to 304 AD; the territory was then governed by the Lombards, and the first document recording the toponym dates back to 778 AD.

In 2004, the Italian Touring Club awarded the town the Orange Flag for its compact and well-preserved urban layout, the historic and cultural itineraries in the center, and the care taken over its greenery and street furniture.

What to visit

Two marked itineraries in the historic center

Each of the two takes half a day to walk, starting from the front door of your house. Along the way, signs tell you what you're looking at.

Explore the ancient village

Cobbled streets, low arches, fountains, and small squares: the layout is still the same as it was six centuries ago.

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Porta a Greco

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Plague Spuort'

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Colle Square

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Spuort' of the Origins

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Sanctuary of San Donato

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Medieval Tower of the Counts of Aquino

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Arch of San Donato

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Cathedral

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Quadrari Palace

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Annunziata Street

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Wide Lake

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Belfiore Street

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Flood Spuort'

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Carlo Coletti Square

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Spuort' by Fra Tommaso

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San Bernardino Stone

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Major Street

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Convent

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November IV Square

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Villa Grancassa

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Liberty Square

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Bourbon Mines of King Ferdinand

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German Rock

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Forca d'Acero Pass

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San Fedele Fountain and Megalithic Walls

The twentieth century told from the territory

Along the route, information boards recount the centuries of events and transformations that have shaped the village: legends, traditions, and memories of war.

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House of the Fascist Party

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Stories from the Civil War

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House of Cesidio Perruzza

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Mazzola Workshop

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Sanctuary of San Donato

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Medieval Tower of the Counts of Aquino

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English Tower

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Set of the film Carmen

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Essex Road

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Air raid shelters

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Gentile Inn

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Residence of the Levi family

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Rectory

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Duomo Street

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Hotel Gaudiello

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Old Town Hall

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Major Street

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Shoah

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Museum of the 20th Century and the Shoah

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Vincenzo Piselli's House

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Liberty Square

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Giuseppe Coletti's House

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School building

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Cellucci Palace

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November IV Square

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Sipari Palace - Massa

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Tenenbaum Family Residence

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Residence of Geltrude and Osvald Adler

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Tempesta Palace

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Carlo Coletti Square

Not to be missed

Nine places, all on foot

22 Bourbon Mines of King Ferdinand

In the mountains surrounding the town, they are a place of historical, industrial and geological interest together.

5 Sanctuary of San Donato

Born as a small abbey dependent on Montecassino, it was mentioned for the first time in 778 AD by the Duke of Spoleto.

6 Medieval Tower

At the highest point of the village: from here the view stretches across the entire Comino Valley.

23 German Rock

During the Second World War the valley was located behind the Gustav Line, from Montecassino to the Mainarde.

16 San Bernardino Stone

It is also called the Scandal Stone, and is one of the historic sites in the center.

4 Spuort' of the Origins

The alley below retains its original wooden beams: the atmosphere is that of six centuries ago.

7 Arch of San Donato

It is one of the symbolic places of the medieval part of the village.

19 Museum of the Twentieth Century and the Shoah

An interactive itinerary that brings the Second World War to life through local relics.

25 San Fedele Fountain and megalithic walls

The San Fedele area is home to polygonal walls of great historical value.

In the surroundings

An hour's drive,
a thousand years of history

Lakes, waterfalls, abbeys, and castles: you can reach them in a day, and in the evening you return to sleep here.

The Village

2.107

since 2004

1,538 m

293 BC.

Among the villages most beautiful in Italy

Two marked itineraries in the historic center

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Nine places, all on foot

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Bourbon Mines of King Ferdinand

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Sanctuary of San Donato

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Medieval Tower

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German Rock

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San Bernardino Stone

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Spuort' of the Origins

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Arch of San Donato

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Among the villages
most beautiful in Italy

An hour's drive,
a thousand years of history