Nettuno

Nettuno is a coastal town in the province of Rome, adjoining Anzio, on the Tyrrhenian coast south of the capital. It is a major site of Catholic pilgrimage as the location of the shrine of Santa Maria Goretti, whose remains are kept in the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Grace and St. Maria Goretti. Nearby is the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, honoring the roughly 8,000 American soldiers who died during the liberation of Sicily and mainland Italy in the Second World War.

Forte Sangallo, a Renaissance fortress built 1501–1503 by the architect Antonio da Sangallo the Elder to defend the town from seaborne attack, now houses exhibitions and a small archaeological museum. The Sanctuary of Santa Maria Goretti and the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial are also major sights.