Aquino lies in Ciociaria, between the lower Valley of the Liri River and the slopes of Mount Cairo.
Porta San Lorenzo – www.aquinoturismo.it
This ancient village between Rome and Capua is very important, being in the past a Volscian settlement that became a Roman colony in 39 BC. Today, Aquino bears evidence of its illustrious past, with the remains of the Roman Walls, the Ancient Theatre, the Baths, the Capitolium, and the Roman Gate of San Lorenzo.
The Church of Santa Maria della Libera – retedimorestorichelazio.it
The 9th-century Romanesque Church of Santa Maria della Libera, a national monument and one of the Historic Houses of Lazio, was built on the ruins of the ancient Temple of Hercules Liberator. The garden houses the Arch of Mark Antony from the 1st century AD, one of the oldest arches in Italy.
The Castle Tower and The House of Saint Thomas Aquinas – www.aquinoturismo.it
Aquino was the birthplace of Decimus Julius Juvenal, the satirical Roman poet, and of Saint Thomas, one of the fathers of the Church. Unmissable are a stroll through the Vallone Park and a visit to the ancient village and the Saint’s house with its big tower.
Worth a visit is also the Museo della Città di Aquino e del Territorio and the imposing Co-Cathedral, Basilica of Saints Constantius Bishop and Thomas Aquinas, which hosts the famous rib from over the Saint’s heart and the large Mosaic of the Centenary.