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Gallo Trail – Church of St. Francis, Gaeta loop from Gaeta

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Gallo Trail – Church of St. Francis, Gaeta loop from Gaeta

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Gallo Trail – Church of St. Francis, Gaeta loop from Gaeta

02:09

6.70km

280m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

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45 m

Mount Orlando

Highlight • Natural Monument

The rounded promontory of Monte Orlando juts out into the blue Gulf of Gaeta and ends with a spectacular cliff overlooking the sea. It represents the extreme offshoot of the Aurunci Mountains chain towards the sea.
It is worthwhile to face the gentle climb to enjoy the beautiful view from the top.

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Polveriera Carolina

Highlight • Historical Site

The powder magazines are an important historical testament to human presence and activity on Monte Orlando in past eras, and they are part of the complex of fortifications and military construction artifacts dating back to the Aragonese and Bourbon dominations (14th-18th centuries). Even in more recent times, as indeed already in Roman times, the extraordinary strategic position of Monte Orlando was appreciated. The powder magazines enclose, within mighty walls, installations where war material (mainly gunpowder) was stored. Today, the Carolina, the Ferdinando, and the Trabacco are preserved in good condition and clearly visible.

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1.89 km

Mausoleum of Lucius Munatius Plancus

Highlight • Monument

When I was there the mausoleum was closed. The views along the route certainly make the climb worth it

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2.08 km

Statue of Mary, Help of Christians (Santa Maria Ausiliatrice)

Highlight • Monument

In this statue of the Blessed Mother, which was erected in the Parco Urbano Monte Orlando, she is invoked under the title "Mary, the help of Christians" (Latin: "Sancta Maria, auxilium christianorum"). In the course of church history, but above all of popular piety, innumerable titles have been found for Mary, with which believers have turned to her; see, for example, the so-called "Lauretanian Litany".
With their invocation "Santa Maria Ausiliatrice", the builders of this monument, which is in an exposed position, certainly wanted to give a widely visible expression of the request for the intercession of the Blessed Mother for the country - and above all for the people living there.

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2.17 km

Gallo Trail

Highlight • Trail

3.20 km

View of the Aragonese–Angevin Castle in Gaeta

Highlight • Viewpoint

Wonderful tour! Highly recommended and suitable for everyone. Wonderful views, discovering the beauties of Gaeta.

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4.67 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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6.70 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.20 km

2.16 km

843 m

499 m

Surfaces

2.15 km

2.02 km

1.05 km

868 m

320 m

292 m

Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

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Gallo Trail – Church of St. Francis, Gaeta loop from Gaeta

Mount Orlando

Polveriera Carolina

Mausoleum of Lucius Munatius Plancus

Statue of Mary, Help of Christians (Santa Maria Ausiliatrice)

Gallo Trail

View of the Aragonese–Angevin Castle in Gaeta

Church of St. Francis, Gaeta

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