The best of Vasto

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.

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The best of Vasto - Intro INTRO 5:48
Piazza Barbacani transition SPOSTAMENTO 1:15
Caldoresco Castle PUNTO DI INTERESSE 3:27
Piazza Diomede and Corso de Parma SPOSTAMENTO 1:41
Cathedral of San Giuseppe PUNTO DI INTERESSE 5:24
Piazza Caprioli transition SPOSTAMENTO 2:12
Church of Santa Maria del Carmine PUNTO DI INTERESSE 4:18
Via Valerico Laccetti, Strada del Lago SPOSTAMENTO 1:30
Ruins of San Pietro's Church PUNTO DI INTERESSE 4:56
Via Osidia and corso Dante SPOSTAMENTO 1:21
Church of Sant’Antonio di Padova PUNTO DI INTERESSE 4:29
Via Adriatica SPOSTAMENTO 1:30
Roman Baths PUNTO DI INTERESSE 4:33
Piazza del Popolo SPOSTAMENTO 1:43
Palazzo d'Avalos PUNTO DI INTERESSE 3:26
via San Gaetanello SPOSTAMENTO 0:57
Loggia Amblingh PUNTO DI INTERESSE 3:04
Loggia Amblingh transition SPOSTAMENTO 1:19
Porta Catena PUNTO DI INTERESSE 2:42
Via Catena, Piazza del Tomolo SPOSTAMENTO 1:48
Church of Santa Maria Maggiore PUNTO DI INTERESSE 4:27
Via Tripoli SPOSTAMENTO 1:09
Bassano Tower PUNTO DI INTERESSE 2:40
Piazza Rossetti transition SPOSTAMENTO 2:13
Piazza Rossetti PUNTO DI INTERESSE 4:51
The Best of Vasto - End FINALE 0:46

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Church of Santa Maria Maggiore

In Santa Maria Maggiore, traces of the past dating back to the early centuries of Christianity are visible, representing the…

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Bassano Tower

The Bassano Tower, rising twenty meters above the main city square, is named after the Bassano family. This family arrived…

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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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Porta Catena

Porta Catena is the only gate of the medieval city wall remaining in the city, and its construction took place…

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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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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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Church of Santa Maria del Carmine

The Church of Santa Maria del Carmine is considered the most beautiful in Vasto from an architectural perspective, as it…

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Church of Sant’Antonio di Padova

The Church of Sant’Antonio di Padova stands along Via Adriatica, its exterior modest and unadorned, reflecting its origins as part…

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Caldoresco Castle

The Caldoresco Castle in Vasto is one of the city’s most significant historical landmarks. With its imposing silhouette standing out…

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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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Cathedral of San Giuseppe

San Giuseppe is not the largest church in Vasto. Nor is it the oldest. It isn’t even the most beloved.…

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Piazza Rossetti

Piazza Rossetti is considered the heart of modern Vasto. Its spacious layout, grand buildings, medieval towers, and the castle in…

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