The facade of the church of San Pietro, demolished after the landslide of 1956, still stands in the square of the same name, and its Maiella stone portal almost seems to open a window onto the sea. The ancient door of San Pietro is not only a wonderful postcard view, but still retains a strong…
The Church of San Pietro in Vasto, although no longer existing today, having been demolished after a landslide in 1956, represents a fundamental chapter in the religious and cultural history of the city. Its story, full of events and changes, is closely intertwined with the events of Vasto and its noble families. Its origins are…
Porta Catena is the only gate of the medieval city wall remaining in the city, and its construction took place between 1391 and 1439. It has a beautiful pointed arch in brick, surmounted by a round arch, which supports the upper part protruding. Porta Catena has evidently been remodeled at various times, but some original…
At the crossroads between Corso Palizzi and Corso Dante Alighieri, or between what were, respectively, the Cardo and the Decumanus of the Roman Histonium, if we continue towards the city center, we can cross an arch located below Palazzo Monteferrante, a neoclassical work by Nicola Maria Pietrocola, who takes us to Largo dei Quattro Forni.…
The bell tower of Santa Maria Maggiore is the tallest tower in the city, clearly visible even from kilometers away if you look at Vasto from the south. The bell tower has a quadrangular section and is divided into three sections which refer to different moments of construction. The base of the bell tower of…
The Portone Panzotto is certainly one of the oldest and most characteristic places in Vasto. The alley which, from the center of the medieval district of Santa Maria, passing under some private houses, emerges at the beginning of the Loggia Amblingh. It is unclear where its name comes from. The historian Luigi Marchesani, in the…
The “Loggia Amblingh” is the most beautiful panoramic walk in Vasto, between Piazza Marconi and the perimeter wall of the gardens of Palazzo d’Avalos. The route was created at the beginning of the twentieth century when the collapse of Gabriele Rossetti’s birthplace, built on the old walls, had made the city government aware of the…