The most beautiful views

Four steps through two thousand years of history and beauty​

On its hill overlooking the coast, Vasto offers a collection of breathtaking views. The city is also a compendium of two thousand years of history that you can relive by walking through one of the largest pedestrian historic centers in Italy.

To help you fully enjoy it, we have prepared seven itineraries that wind through the streets of the center and the surrounding areas. Each itinerary is a story that will take you to a different era and introduce you to monuments, events, and characters from that period, in a captivating narrative that is not only the history of Vasto but also, more generally, the history of southern Italy.

Listen to the audio guides

  1. Cattedrale di San Giuseppe - Introduzione 3:10
  2. Cattedrale di San Giuseppe - La storia 5:25
  3. Cattedrale di San Giuseppe - L'esterno 5:07
  4. Cattedrale di San Giuseppe - L'interno 3:32
  5. Corso de Parma - Introduzione 3:46
  6. Corso de Parma - Toponomastica 4:29
  7. Piazza Rossetti - Introduzione 4:22
  8. Piazza Rossetti - Monumento a Gabriele Rossetti 4:50
  9. Corso Italia - Introduzione 4:05
  10. Villa comunale - Introduzione 3:24
  11. Gabriele Rossetti - casa natale 3:58

Discover the places on the itinerary

terme romane

The Roman Baths

The Roman baths of Vasto were built on the edge of the town of ancient Histonium in the second century…

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Portale chiesa San Pietro

Ruins of San Pietro’s Church

The Church of San Pietro in Vasto, although no longer existing today, having been demolished after a landslide in 1956,…

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La frana del 1956 (foto NoiVastesi)

The 1956 landslide

On February 22, 1956, Vasto was shaken by a catastrophic event that left a lasting mark on its history. A…

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resti tempio di cerere

Temple of Ceres

The current Via Adriatica presents itself as a spectacular balcony overlooking the sea. Beyond it, a steep slope that stops…

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Palazzo d'Avalos

Palazzo d’Avalos

Built around 1427 by Giacomo Caldora, the lord of Vasto, on land previously owned by the Augustinian convent, Palazzo d’Avalos…

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Loggia Amblingh maioliche

Loggia Amblingh

The “Loggia Amblingh” is the most beautiful panoramic walk in Vasto, between Piazza Marconi and the perimeter wall of the…

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Un'illustrazione di una frana generata con l'AI

The 1816 landslide

In 1816, the town of Vasto experienced a landslide, one of several that would occur over the years, culminating in…

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Viale delle Rimembranze Villa Comunale

Municipal Garden

One of the most beautiful places in Vasto is its Municipal Garden, known as Villa Comunale. For over a century,…

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Church of San Michele

At the top of the Tre Segni hill, at the end of what is now the century-old Villa Comunale, stands…

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