If you are in Cassino, you take the road to S.Elia you can go on climbing on the mountains as far as reaching Le Serre (1000 meters m.a.s.l.). Step by step the show, which you’ll see, becomes wonderful. In the valley you can admire Vallerotonda, S. Elia, Cassino and Monte Cassino, Terelle and Caira. Your hearth will fill up of joy and you will feel nearer to God. But when you get over the wonder for the beauty of the landscape, go on, don’t come back to the valley. Besides the little church of “Madonna del Carmine”, Acquafondata will appear with its houses that are perched on a hill, behind it you can admire the “Monna di Acquafondata”. In the square, you can have a rest in one of two existing Bar-Restaurants. After that, go on. You will see that the road will begin to go down. Take the road to Casalcassinese and you will be immersed by nature. The road, which links Acquafondata to Casalcassinese, is of particular beauty for its vegetation, in every season of year. After about 4 km the village appears, it lies in a valley at the foot of the Monna Casale. If you are stressed by modern life, this is an ideal place to cool you down and have a rest. Put away the clock; adjust your life according to sun rise, to the sound of the bell that informs you when it’s midday and to sunset. Immerse yourself in nature, have long walks, stop to chat with people who meet, learn to lose time: you will gain in health.

Here you are, a translation of how the poet Tancredi Grossi described Acquafondata and Casalcassinese landscape in 1946,

An unreal scenario, divine, belonging to a dream: a symphony of green, a phantasmagoria of lights, in the sidereal reign of silent and charm, it seems that the God, on these sublime mountains (extreme foothills of Abruzzi) between their dark green pine forests, you can hear that the pathetic melody of nightingale, hiccupping for love, and He has concentrated all His creating power here.