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[[Image:Gaeta.jpg|thumb|Rocky coast of Gaeta]]

 

Following the Allied advance across the [[Garigliano River|Garigliano]] and the Allied occupation of [[Rome]], the Gaetani were allowed to return to their city and begin the process of rebuilding. In subsequent decades the city has boomed as a beach resort, and has seen some success at marketing its agricultural products, primarily its tomatoes and olives. Many of its families count seamen among their number. However, the decades since World War II have been as difficult for Gaeta as they have been for most of Italy's southern regions (the so-called [[Mezzogiorno]]). In particular, its importance as a seaport has nearly vanished, and ferries to [[Ponza]] and elsewhere now leave from the nearby town of [[Formia]]. All attempts to build a permanent industry as a source of employment and economic well-being for the town have failed. Notable losses included the Littorina rail line (now used as a parking lot and a marketplace), the refinery, and the once-thriving glass factory (which remains unused).