Location: Vasto
Top Things to do in Vasto
What to do and see in Vasto, Abruzzo: The Best Budget-friendly Things to do
The Città del Vasto or Vasto (Ancient Greek: Ἱστόνιον, translit. Histonion, Latin: Histonium) is a town and comune on the Adriatic coast of the Province of Chieti in southern Abruzzo, Italy. It was also called in the Middle Ages as Guastaymonis or Vasto d'Aimone and also Waste d'Aimone. Renamed Istonio under the Fascist Rule, it took the current name of Vasto in 1944. In the local dialect it is called Lù Uàšte, that is Il Vasto.
Restaurants in Vasto
1. Loggia Amblingh
2. Italia Sweet Italia
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 175 reviews
For anyone eager to live an immersive adventure in the Italian culture and traditions, where you really get to know the food, region and people, your host and local guide Fabrizio, together with his family & friends, has put together amazing experiences that combine passion, beautiful places and locals to show you the best of the region’s off-the-beaten-track secrets. Fabrizio is the founder and tour guide of Italia Sweet Italia, an incoming tour operator specialized in organizing experiential vacations in Abruzzo. Our aim is to promote sustainable tourism in Abruzzo, Italy and to introduce people from around the globe to the delights of our region and experience its traditions, arts, food, folklore and, of course, its people.
3. Riserva Naturale di Punta Aderci
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4.5 based on 848 reviews
Reviewed By 266JosephG - Montreal, Canada
The Regional Natural Reserve of Punta Aderci was created in 1998 and spans 5 Km from Punta Penna to the mouth of Sinello river further North. The reserve is a quiet, peaceful and undeveloped area with beaches, cliffs, grassland, and other vegetation, trabocchi (a trabocco is an old wooden fishing machine found on the Adriatic coast in this region). access to the Reserve and its beaches and trails are totally free; however, there are no services in the Reserve except at the entrance of Punta Penna opposite the parking where you can find showers, toilets, and drinking water. I visited by the Punta Penna entrance and walked the 1 Km road to the belvedere near the sea where you have amazing and stunning views of the sea, beaches, and trabocco. When I visited there was also a bus service for those unable to walk to the belvedere (cost: 1 Euro).
4. Cattedrale San Giuseppe
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4.5 based on 81 reviews
Reviewed By Steveage - Rexburg, United States
Originally a church built in Augustinian Order in 1266. Only the front wall lasts since the 14th century, including a beautiful stone, rose window. The interior is ok, Compared to the thousands of other amazing churches in Italy this one is ho-hum. The interior was reworked in a neo-Gothic style in 1853. In the same year, the name of the church was changed to San Giuseppe in honor of Napoleon’s brother, who was at that time the king of Naples. The best, most interesting, and well worth a long gaze is the triptych from 1505.
5. Chiesa di Santa Maria Maggiore
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4.5 based on 23 reviews
Reviewed By rtcorea - Naples, United States
There are paintings that are amazing. An important work by the master Veronese hangs on a wall, not far from an impressive work signed simply “il nipote di Veronese“, the nephew of Veronese. We are Americans who own a house in Vasto. We always take our visitors to this church, and the cathedral.
6. Piazza Rossetti
7. Centro Storico di Vasto
8. Spiaggia di Punta Penna
9. Riserva Naturale Regionale Marina di Vasto
10. Palazzo d'Avalos - Musei Civici
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4.0 based on 215 reviews
