Palazzo d'Avalos

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

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

Discover the places on the itinerary

Cesare Michelangelo d’Avalos

Cesare Michelangelo d’Avalos d’Aquino d’Aragona was born in Vasto on January 15, 1667, and baptized on January 19 in the…

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Luigi Anelli

Born in Vasto in 1860, to a wealthy family of merchants, Luigi Anelli demonstrated his witty streak very early on,…

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Luigi Marchesani

Luigi Marchesani was born in Vasto in 1802. Son of a notary, he graduated in medicine in Naples, where he…

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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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