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Things to do in Italy, Italy: The Best Military Museums
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1. Galleria Borbonica
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 8,535 reviews
Enchanting scenery that unfolds to the eyes of visitors, a secret place full of history and magic atmosphere.An emotional journey that conducts visitors in the new section of the underground of Naples. It is situated in Vico del Grottone 4, from to 150 mt. to Plebiscito Square. Until a few years ago it wasa veterinary laboratory, now is the entrance of the Bourbon Tunnel. A staircase with 8 ramps, 33 yards deep descending into the belly of Chiaia. The second entry is in Via Domenico Morelli,40, through the crosswalk of “Quick parking”.The Tunnel was built in 1853 by Ferdinand II of Bourbon, who, concerned about the outbreak of rebellion, he asked for an escape from the Royal Palace to the barrack in Via della Pace, now Via Morelli. The work was uncompleted and, during the second World War, was used by residents of the area as a military hospital, later becoming the Hall Judicial Deposit.The war left its mark even in the subsoil. That’s way there are handwrite, folding beds, messages of wish and desolation of those who lived it and still maintains its memory. Along the tunnel thereare also the evidences, 530 meters, where visitors can discover the history of real life. Through the spacious streets, it’s easy reachable the network of tunnels and cisterns of seventeenth-century,large buildings, where worked the "pozzari", the only connoisseur of Naples underground.The show is stunning, but that's not finished. On Via Morelli appear statues dating back to fascist period and many cars and motorcycles, abandoned for years, freed from piles of rubbish, arranged and illuminated ad hoc for the route.Nothing is left to chance, even lighting, perfectly integrated with the path of the visitors.Since today everything is possible to visit. Five years ago the scenery was completely different.Rubbish, degradation, wastes of all kinds covered the reliquaries.
Reviewed By 924silvioc
Excellent tour, an amazing place to visit and a snapshot of life in Naples during WWII Lots of thanks to Lorena for the excellent explanation
2. Museo Associazione Battaglia Del Solstizio
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5.0 based on 21 reviews
3. Museo Gotica - Centro Documentazione e Ricerche Storiche di Gotica Toscana Onlus
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5.0 based on 73 reviews
Reviewed By Whole_fam_damly
The museum is small but amazingly detailed and well organised. Would recommend to take a guided tour of the museum and the surrounding German bunkers which have been reconstructed by a passionate group of volunteers. Daniele, our guide, was excellent and made the history of the Linea Gotica come alive. Not to be missed if you are travelling thru the Mugello area.
4. Collezione d'Armi Beretta
5. War Museum Gustav Line Garigliano Front
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5.0 based on 42 reviews
The small museum located in Castelforte, offers the chance to immerse yourself in the history of what was the battle of Garigliano for the breakthrough of the notorious Gustav Line
Reviewed By Vinvec
I had the very good fortune of visiting this museum in September, 2019. My grandparents were born in Castelforte and came to America in the 1920s. My father was born in 1930, and by 1939 his mother died and his father was incapacitated. My father went to foster homes and our Italian connections were blown away on the wings of time. After decades of searching, we found our family and my 89 year old father was able to meet many cousins and his still living uncle! But what does this have to do with this museum? Well, as an American, World War 2 was an epic historical event that happened somewhere else. There was very little personal impact. Except, unbeknownst to us, it impacted my family greatly. Shortly after my grandmother's death, Italy was drawn into the war and any attempt at my father's family finding him was severed. All my father knew was that he had family in Italy and they never came to save him. And then we got to visit the War Museum. History came alive. We learned of my father's uncles fighting in the war, some of whom were sent to French prison camps and Nazi Concentration Camps. I thought Germany and Italy were allies, so I didn't understand why until my visit to the museum. Not only did we learn about the devastation wrought by the fighting, we learned about the mass exodus of Castelforte's citizenry, and essential destruction of the village. My father was able to internalize what his family was suffering at a critical time in his own life. With maps, videos, exhibits, photos and historical memorabilia this museum helped explain and describe an important part of World history and my family's history. It was educational, informative, enlightening, moving and cathartic. Future visitors will be deprived of a very special, personal opportunity we had. My father's first cousin (whom he had never met), gave a re-telling of his father's experience in Nazi Concentration Camps and his death soon after returning home. Spectacularly, he kept a diary of his imprisonment which he hid away and which was discovered by chance in 2002. His briefcase and diary are maintained in the museum. But even if I didn't have a personal connection, I would have been fascinated by this museum and the knowledge and insight it offered. If you find yourself in the Castelforte area, take the time to pay a visit. It isn't expansive, but big enough to give a comprehensive understanding of the trauma and triumph of this brave village and its inhabitants. You'll be glad you did.
6. Esposizione museale della Battaglia di Aprilia
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5.0 based on 3 reviews
7. Fortezza Museo delle Armi Civitella del Tronto
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4.5 based on 722 reviews
The Fortress of Civitella del Tronto stands at 600 meters above sea level, in a very strategic position, at the old northern boundary between the Kingdom of Naples to the South and the Kingdom of the Holy See to the North. It is one of the largest and most important work of military engineering in Europe, characterized by its elliptical shape with an area of 25.000 square meters and a length of more than 500 meters.
Reviewed By JJglobal - West Malling, United Kingdom
If you are in Abruzzo and in the area of Civitella del Tronto, it is certainly well worth taking time to visit this imposing old fortress which dominates the top of the small town. It is massive in size and generally in good condition, enabling the visitor to gain a good impression of how it must have been to be a soldier stationed here long ago. The views are magnificent, although soldiers based here in the middle of winter must have endured a cold and bleak existence. A gem of a place to visit and, at the time of our visit at the end of May, virtually devoid of tourists. We had just arrived from Rome where such a historic site would have been swamped with tourists and the inevitable queues.
8. Museo Della Grande Guerra 1914-1918
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4.5 based on 285 reviews
Il più bel museo e vario della Grande Guerra nelle Dolomiti, accessibile a tutti, senza impianti di risalita. Dal museo partono numerosi sentieri nelle trincee e nelle gallerie, con suggestive camminate. Comodo parcheggio con centinaia di posti auto davanti la struttura. I cani possono entrare e sono graditi.
Reviewed By MikeCoyne2012 - Portland, United States
We went for a hike near here. We just happened to pass by and stopped in. Very impressive collection of artifacts from the war. Detailed history of the war and the hardships of the soldiers as well as the local people. Glad we stopped by!
9. Museo Forte Bramafam
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4.5 based on 239 reviews
