Chiesa di San Rocco
Vacri
(13 Km)
Porta San Giovanni
Guardiagrele
(14 Km)
The Gate of St. John was also known as the Porta della Fiera. The building was built in 1841. It has a simple and regular structure, it is made of stone only the external facade. The date of inauguration of the street is written on the Gate.
Castello Masciantonio
Casoli
(14 Km)
The Castle was built in the 15th century. Used as a defensive bulwark, from 1369 to 1489 it was used as a fief of the Orsini. The castle is renowned for having hosted Gabriele d'Annunzio.
Torre Mucchia
Ortona
(18 Km)
The tower was built in the 16th century on commission of the governor of the area. The structure has a square plan, built of brick. During the war, the tower was the subject of numerous bombings, and after the serious damage of 1944, it was definitively left in a state of neglect.
Castello Caldora
Ortona
(15 Km)
The Caldora Castle, also known as' Cantelmo ', was built around the 14th century. It is a trapezoidal fortified structure, with three towers in the corners. Over the years, the plant has undergone several restoration work. Currently, it houses the Farnese winery in its interior.
Torre Baglioni
Ortona
(16 Km)
The Baglioni Tower is located near the port of the Marina. The construction was built during the 13th century as part of the city walls, then damaged by the wars that occurred over the centuries. The tower has a quadrangular plan, and built of bricks and stones. The property was owned by several noble families such as the Bernardi, the Salzano -De Luna and the Baglioni.
Chiesa di San Rocco
San Vito Chietino
(11 Km)
The church of San Rocco was built in the sixteenth century and is located in the municipality of San Vito Chietino. The building has a typical structure of Mediterranean buildings with a triangular shape and only two thermal windows. The church underwent restoration work.
La Cattedrale
Ortona
(16 Km)
Dedicated to the apostle St. Thomas in the twelfth century, it was rebuilt after its destruction during the bombing of World War II.
Museo Diocesano di Ortona
Ortona
(16 Km)
It displays about 40 paintings, dating from the fourteenth century. Yet, exposes sets of silverware, ceramics, coins and some archaeological remains.
Castello Aragonese
Ortona
(16 Km)
It was built in the fifteenth century, on a cliff overlooking the sea. The building has been marred by numerous landslides and bombings during World War II.
Abbazia di San Giovanni in Venere
Fossacesia
(10 Km)
The Abbey is located in the municipality of Fossacesia, on a hill overlooking the Adriatic Sea. The monastic complex consists of a basilica and the nearby monastery, both built in the twelfth century in place of the small pre-existing monastery.
Chiesa della Madonna delle Grazie
Altino
(12 Km)
The church has traces of the original building from the Middle Ages with frescoes inside it has gable structure and the facade is plastered by White
Torrioni dei Filippini
Rocca San Giovanni
(7 Km)
The Tower of the Filippini is part, with the Bastion, is part of a defensive structure that dates back to 1061. Norman ruin built with stones and pebbles of the area.
Chiesa di San Matteo Apostolo
Rocca San Giovanni
(7 Km)
The church of San Matteo Apostolo, of medieval origin, dates back to the second half of the thirteenth century. It was built by Abbot Odorisio I in the year 1076. The current structure, however, dates back to 1200. The church consists of three naves divided by apparatus pylons supporting five sextiacute arches on each side and ended in semicircular apses, as in San Giovanni in Venus.
Palazzo Comunale
Rocca San Giovanni
(7 Km)
The Palazzo Comunale, built in 800, was built above the vestibule of the church of San Matteo Apostolo. Today the headquarters of the town hall The building is square and in the neo-medieval style of Lombard. On the ground floor there is a porch that consists of three round arches. On the first floor, three openings with a round arch enter the balcony with a perforated balustrade.
Casino Murri
Rocca San Giovanni
(7 Km)
Attributable to a period from the second half of the eighteenth century to the early nineteenth century, the Murri casino underwent the addition of two levels above that altered its image. The attached chapel is probably an addition a little later than the first installation.
Castello Archi Diroccato
Archi
(14 Km)
The castle was built before the year 1000, by various nobles, for defensive purposes. The fortress itself was a small fortified village with numerous towers arranged in the various parts of the structure. The wonderful frescoes present represent ladies and knights dating back to medieval times.