Chiesa del Carmine

Church of Santa Maria del Carmine

The Church of Santa Maria del Carmine is considered the most beautiful in Vasto from an architectural perspective, as it is the only one with a defined and cohesive style, both inside and outside. Its façade and bell tower, constructed between 1758 and 1761 based on designs by architect Mario Gioffredo, are excellent examples of…

Church of Sant’Antonio di Padova

The Church of Sant’Antonio di Padova stands along Via Adriatica, its exterior modest and unadorned, reflecting its origins as part of a Franciscan convent. Built with a single nave and lacking decorative cladding—even on its brick façade—it still bears the telltale “putlog holes” once used to support scaffolding during its construction. While its outward appearance…