Commissioned by Marquis Cesare Michelangelo, the gardens of Palazzo d’Avalos are one of the most enchanting and distinctive spots in the city. Their charm lies in the harmony between nature and human intervention, evident in the late Baroque architectural details and, most notably, in the breathtaking panorama from the viewpoint, overlooking the Gulf of Vasto.…
Originally from Ischia, the Spataro family arrived in Vasto in the 17th century. In their family palace, which overlooked the Castello square, now Piazza Rossetti, Giuseppe was born in 1897. He would go on to become Vasto’s most prominent politician after World War II. Giuseppe Spataro earned a law degree from La Sapienza University in…
The Archaeological Museum is the oldest in Abruzzo, founded in 1849 as the Municipal Archaeological Cabinet of Vasto, by the local doctor and historian, Luigi Marchesani. His intent was to collect the finds made available by some historic families of the city, together with those that he himself collected and catalogued, on the occasion of…
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…
Built around 1427 by Giacomo Caldora, the lord of Vasto, on land previously owned by the Augustinian convent, Palazzo d’Avalos became the property of the Marquises d’Avalos in 1496. While the d’Avalos family preserved the late Gothic structure of the palace—details of which are still visible today thanks to recent restorations—they expanded and enhanced the…
The Corso de Parma, named after Riccio de Parma, a knight of the Disfida di Barletta—of which Vasto proudly claims his birthplace—is today part of the main axis of the historic center, the one that runs from Piazza Rossetti to Palazzo d’Avalos and represents the most prestigious area in the entire city of Vasto. The…