Rossetti's Places

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

The Poem to Vasto

In the years of his London exile, Gabriele Rossetti remembered his hometown with these words: Ancient Town Hall of the…

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Rossetti and Dante Alighieri

Gabriele Rossetti was one of the earliest modern commentators on Dante Alighieri. In 1826, he published his Analytical Commentary on…

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The Rossetti brothers

The Rossetti family, likely originating from Guardiagrele in the 17th century, initially settled in the San Pietro district. It was…

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Children of Gabriele Rossetti

The monument to Gabriele Rossetti is crowned with four medallions, each bearing the likenesses of his children, whom he had…

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Rossetti and the Vastesi

Gabriele Rossetti was already well-known during his lifetime, but only within a small circle of Italian literati who regarded him…

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The Adventurous Life

Gabriele Rossetti spent his childhood and youth in Vasto until the age of 21, when, thanks to a recommendation from…

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The Rossetti Theater

The Rossetti Theater in Vasto is the second-oldest theater in Abruzzo, following the Marrucino Theater in Chieti. It was inaugurated…

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Masonic symbols in Piazza Rossetti

Piazza Rossetti in Vasto is rich in Masonic symbols. The monument to Gabriele Rossetti, long requested by the citizens and…

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Palazzo del Carmine

The Palazzo del Carmine, as it stands today, was built in 1738 alongside the renovation of the adjacent church. By…

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Interior of Santa Maria Maggiore

We enter the church through the vestibule, passing the stunning bronze doors created by sculptor Antonio Di Spalatro for the…

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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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Teatro Rossetti

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Corso Plebiscito

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Largo Piave

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Statue of Gabriele Rossetti

Gabriele Rossetti’s prominence in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was tied more to his political significance than to…

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Gabriele Rossetti’s House

The current Gabriele Rossetti’s House is a 1952 building constructed on the site of Gabriele Rossetti’s birthplace. Initially used as…

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Corso de Parma

Corso de Parma, named after Riccio de Parma, a knight of the Disfida di Barletta and a proud native of…

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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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