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109: 788: 862: 1475: 596: 142: 604: 52: 847: 561: 80: 70: 149: 116: 1758: 708:, and under the reign of Cesare Michelangelo (marquis from 1697 to 1729), Vasto reached its zenith. Only superficially shaken by revolutionary events in 1799 (a short-lived Republic of Vasto was immediately overthrown by the sanfedista, or loyalists), the city's history was reflected in the nation's throughout the Restoration to the Unity of Italy when a 673:, who had become its lord. The Caldora family built new city walls still seen today, including the Torre Bassano tower in Piazza Rossetti, the Torre Diomede in Vico Storto del Passero, the Torre Diamante in Piazza Verdi and Porta Catena, and with Castello Caldoresco as its primary defensive outpost. 778:
During the 1970s until the recent days, the town underwent a remarkable change and a fast growth, with several housing, road and other infrastructure projects built to accommodate the emigrating population from the inner areas of Southern Abruzzo, which have made it one of the most populous of the
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In the early 20th century, Vasto changed its architectural and urban features. The historical centre was redrawn and the foundations were set for drastic alterations during the 1920s and 1930s, with Mussolini decreeing a name change to Istonio in 1938, the official name until the liberation of the
816:: largest and oldest (mentioned in a document as early as 1195) church in the town, with a quite tall bell tower. Damaged by the Turks in 1566, and by a fire in 1645, it received a thorough restructuring in 1735 in which it got the current shape. It hosts one of alleged Jesus' crown of thorns ( 858:, typical wooden fishing machines of the Southern Abruzzo coast. Amongst the natural areas, also featuring a number of sandy and rocky beaches, is the protected natural area of the Riserva Naturale di Punta Aderci, whose beaches were voted in 2014 third of the top 20 beaches in Italy. 770:
witnessed industrial, urban, and socio-cultural development. The city also discovered its tourist vocation: besides the progressive development of its beaches in Marina di Vasto, Roman-era thermal baths, mosaics, cisterns and remains of an
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Among the numerous inscriptions which have been found, one of the most curious records the fact of a young boy named Lucius Valerius Pudens having at thirteen years of age won the prize for Latin poetry in the contest held at
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Histonium had no natural port, and it is not improbable that in the days of its prosperity it depended on the port at the Punta Penna, where the current harbour that is the
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are located, where there is good anchorage, and where Roman remains have also been found, which have been regarded, but probably erroneously, as those of the settlement of
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Despite a devastating landslide (1956) that dragged a significant part of the eastern ridge – now Via Adriatica – into the gorge below, the years following
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was born in Vasto on 28 February 1783. Rossetti's published works include literary criticism, Romantic poetry such as his long poem
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in turn captured it along with the Duchy of Benevento. Around 1076, Histonium was renamed Guastaymonis, or the Waste of Aimone (
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Further north the coast becomes rocky and features interesting pebble and stone beaches and coves, as well as the typical
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Ancient geographers cited the town as located in the territory of the Frentani and apparently under
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p. 30; who has collected and published all the genuine inscriptions found at Histonium.
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of 1846, and his autobiography. Gabriele went into political exile in 1821, settling in
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Marina di Vasto and the Golfo di Vasto in the Adriatic Sea, seen from Vasto
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Source 1: Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale
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Below the hill on which the town is located, the beach resort town of
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In the 15th century the city's urban structure was transformed by the
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coast, about 9 kilometres (6 mi) south of the promontory called
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offers a large sandy beach and several hotels and other facilities.
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Source 2: Regione Abruzzo (precipitation and extremes 1951–2000)
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Climate data for Vasto (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1951–2000)
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called the city Istonio, but it was renamed Vasto in 1944.
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Chiese di Vasto: Santa Maria Maggiore, 2014, at the URL:
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rule of southern Italy, Vasto became fief of the Marquis
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Comune
Lighthouse of Punta Penna, the second tallest in Italy and seventh tallest in the world
Lighthouse of Punta Penna
Flag of Vasto
Coat of arms of Vasto
Vasto is located in Italy
Vasto is located in Abruzzo
42°07′00″N 14°42′25″E / 42.11667°N 14.70694°E / 42.11667; 14.70694
Italy
Region
Abruzzo
Province
Chieti
Demonym
Time zone
UTC+1
CET
DST
UTC+2
CEST
Dialing code
Saint Michael
Official website
Abruzzese
Ancient Greek
romanized
Latin
comune
Adriatic
Province of Chieti

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