Chiesa dell’Addolorata
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Ruins of the Church of San Pietro
The Jubilee Portal Saved from the Landslide On the belvedere overlooking the Adriatic Sea and the Tremiti Islands, there is a solitary wall with a stone portal from Maiella. In the 13th-century pinnacle, the Madonna holds a baby Jesus who, strangely, wears a royal crown on his head. These are the only remains of the…
Chiesa di Santa Maria Maggiore
The imposing fortress church of Santa Maria, a place of devotion and mystery Looking at Vasto from its beach, you will immediately notice an imposing bell tower that stands majestically over the entire medieval village, observing you from the hill. At its feet, the large church that dominates every other building. It is the Church…
La Via Verde
Cycling through breathtaking landscapes in an enchanted and timeless setting. The Trabocchi Coast is a stretch of coastline about 40 km long, extending from the Trave Rock in the territory of Vasto to the Ripari Bardella beach, located between San Vito Chietino and Ortona. It is famous for the presence of “trabocchi,” wooden fishing platforms…
Il Pontile alla marina
A monument to the 20th century About a kilometer from the beginning of the Gulf of Vasto, a pier extends about sixty meters into the waters of the Adriatic Sea. To access it, you climb a ramp from the beach, reaching a height of about two meters above sea level, and at its end, it…
Monumento alla bagnante
The modern symbol of Vasto on the ruins of the Roman port The Monument to the Bather, standing on the Scaramuzza rock, right where the Gulf of Vasto meets the rocky stretch now known as the Costa dei Trabocchi, is considered the main symbol of Vasto today. However, its history and that of the surrounding…
Punta Penna
Punta Penna, the magical place where reality and myth merge The second tallest lighthouse in Italy, after the Genoa Lighthouse, is the Punta Penna Lighthouse, guarding the port about 8 kilometers from the center of Vasto. The current lighthouse, destroyed during World War II, is a replica of the original one completed in 1912. The…
Parco regionale di Punta Aderci
L’incredibile bellezza del maggiore promontorio fra il Conero e il Gargano Punta Aderci is a enchanting place in the truest sense of the word. Approaching the point on the dirt road that connects it to the industrial area of Punta Penna, or from the one that comes from Mottagrossa, allows you to admire the promontory…