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Church of St. Francis, Gaeta – Monte Orlando loop from Gaeta

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Church of St. Francis, Gaeta – Monte Orlando loop from Gaeta

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Church of St. Francis, Gaeta – Monte Orlando loop from Gaeta

01:58

6.99km

140m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 28, 2026

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Parking

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833 m

View of Gaeta Harbor

Highlight • Viewpoint

a nice city direct at the ocean. I recommend to do sightseeing

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1.12 km

Gaeta Waterfront and Historic Center

Highlight • Settlement

Gaeta, which rises at the foot of Mount Orlando, is a marine republic in the nineteenth century and of very ancient origins. With its medieval village, its beaches among the most beautiful in Lazio, its castle and the unmissable Sanctuary of the Mountain, it is certainly one of the cities not to be missed.

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2.17 km

Church of St. Francis, Gaeta

Highlight • Religious Site

One of the few saints who is also highly valued outside of Christianity is San Francesco, known in the German-speaking world as Francis of Assisi. Francis was born in Assisi in 1181/82 and died as early as 1226. In his youth, the son of wealthy parents, he was more of a bon vivant, but later he turned to Christ. In the half-ruined little church of San Damiano, on the hillside outside the city walls of Assisi, he was praying one day and heard the voice of Christ coming down from the cross, urging him to “rebuild his church”. At first he took this request literally and restored the church building, later he came to realize that this is primarily about the church as the community of believers.
Francis became a role model for many people, they joined him and the "Order of the Friars Minor" (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) of Francis of Assisi came into being. Today in the broad Franciscan religious family there are three male branches: the Franciscans, the Minorites and the Capuchins; and two females: the Franciscans and the Poor Clares. In addition, there is the "Third" or "Secular" order, which women and men who do not take the classic vows of the order (poverty, chastity and obedience) and continue to live in their family and their profession can join.

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3.12 km

Old Gaeta Seafront

Highlight • Cycleway

Gaeta seafront: possibility of jogging or biking on the cycle path

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4.07 km

Palazzo Guarinelli

Castle

4.41 km

Monte Orlando

Highlight • Natural Monument

4.47 km

Aragonese-Angevin Castle

Highlight • Castle

It was probably erected in the 6th century during the Gothic War or in the 7th century when the maritime areas of Lazio and Campania were the object of the expansionist ambitions of the Lombards. In the Gaetan documents of that period, Gaeta began to be referred to by the epithet "Kastrum".

Certain news of the existence of the Castle of Gaeta dates back to the time of Frederick II of Swabia, who, during the period of struggles with the papacy, stayed in Gaeta on several occasions, and, sensing its strategic position, had the castle fortified there in 1223.

The structure we admire today, approximately 14,100 square meters in size, is called the Angevin-Aragonese Castle because it consists of two communicating buildings built at two different historical moments, one lower down called "Angevin", built during the French domination of the Angevins, and one higher up called "Aragonese", commissioned by Emperor Charles V along with all the other military defense works that strengthened the Fortress of Gaeta.

Until a few years ago, the Angevin wing was the seat of the Gaeta Military Prison; it is currently owned by the Municipality of Gaeta, closed pending restoration, and there is a memorandum of understanding signed between the City of Gaeta and the University of Cassino (FR) which intends to designate this wing of the castle in the future as the seat of university faculties for maritime disciplines.

Until the end of World War II, the Aragonese wing was the seat of a Carabinieri Cadets Battalion; today, however, it houses the Guardia di Finanza's Nautical School.

In the dome of the highest tower of the castle is the Royal Chapel, commissioned by King Ferdinand of Bourbon in 1849.

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5.00 km

La Macelleria Restaurant, Gaeta

Highlight • Restaurant

A quaint, typically local restaurant with fair prices. There are also very good fish dishes at "Fleischer". The landlord sometimes sings along with the local bard.

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6.99 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.28 km

3.10 km

476 m

115 m

Surfaces

2.63 km

2.37 km

1.92 km

Elevation

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Church of St. Francis, Gaeta – Monte Orlando loop from Gaeta

View of Gaeta Harbor

Gaeta Waterfront and Historic Center

Church of St. Francis, Gaeta

Old Gaeta Seafront

Monte Orlando

Aragonese-Angevin Castle

La Macelleria Restaurant, Gaeta

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