Vasto - ancient town in the vicinity of Pescara. The first settlement in this place was founded in the 13th century BC, and the city, according to legend, founded the Greek hero Diomedes. However, today most of the surviving monuments of history and architecture of the city dates back to the Middle Ages.

Vasto was once one of the nation's major cities frentani. It was founded on the Adriatic coast, 9 km south of Punta della Penna. In Roman times it did not become a colony, and wore the honorary title of City Hall - a prosperous and wealthy city. This is indicated survived the ruins of the theater, baths and other public buildings, decorated with numerous mosaics, statues and marble columns.

After the fall of the Western Roman Empire was in the hands of Vasto Byzantines, then the Franks and Lombards, and finally, in the 11th century was conquered by the Normans. And from the 13th century it was part of the Kingdom of Naples, which was later transformed into the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. In the 15th century the city usually family Kaldoras, on whose initiative the city were built the castle and numerous defensive towers extant - Torre Bassano in Piazza Rossetti, Torre Diomedes in the town of Vico Storti del Passero Torre Diamante on the square Piazza Verdi and Porta Catena.

Today Vasto is especially famous for its beautiful churches - here you can admire the Cathedral of San Giuseppe, the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, Sant Antonio, San Francesco di Paola and Santa Maria dal Carmine. Among them is the temple of Sant Antonio - it perfectly preserved stucco sumptuous Baroque era. Besides the fact that church buildings are beautiful and deserve attention in themselves, they also can find real works of art.

In addition to the churches in Vasto noteworthy above the castle and two aristocratic palace - Palazzo and Palazzo d'Avalos Kaldor. In the last building today houses the town museum.