The Church of San Francesco da Paola, known locally as the Chiesa dell’Addolorata due to its famous wooden statue that inspires popular devotion, is situated on the central Piazza Rossetti. Its beautiful Neoclassical façade, designed in the mid-19th century by architect Silvestro Benedetti, features two orders of pilasters that resemble semi-columns supporting the pediment. A…
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…
At the top of the Tre Segni hill, at the end of what is now the century-old Villa Comunale, stands a small church overlooking the sea. This is the Church of San Michele Arcangelo, modest in size and located far from the historic town center, under the religious jurisdiction of Santa Maria Maggiore. Yet, despite…