Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Chieti, Italy
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1.4 km
30 m
Experience Chieti in Italy in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Individual Sights in ChietiSight 1: Chiesa di Santa Chiara
The church of Santa Chiara is a church in Chieti, Italy, located in the middle of Via Arniense. It is a rectory, that is, a church that is not a parish seat but still significant. Built starting from the mid-seventeenth century but actually decorated and enriched in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, it has a considerable amount of fine Baroque stuccoes, an organ by Adriano Fedri and some paintings of moderate value. Its rector is Don Luigi Gentile.
Sight 2: Chiesa di San Francesco
The church of San Francesco, known as "al Corso" for its urban position or also "della scarpa" by virtue of the presence of the Conventual Franciscans, is the most important church in Chieti from a historical, artistic and architectural point of view, after the adjacent cathedral of San Giustino.
Sight 3: Cattedrale di San Giustino
Chieti Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Chieti, dedicated to Saint Justin of Chieti. Formerly the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Chieti, it is now the seat of the Archbishops of Chieti-Vasto.
Sight 4: Museo d'Arte Costantino Barbella
The "Costantino Barbella" Art Museum, dedicated to the Theatine sculptor, is a museum in Chieti, located in Palazzo Martinetti Bianchi, a seventeenth-century building, formerly a Jesuit convent.
Sight 5: Teatro Marrucino
The Marrucino Theatre is a theatre in the city of Chieti, Italy. Since August 2001 it has been recognized as Teatro Lirico d'Abruzzo and, in 2003, Teatro di Tradizione.
Wikipedia: Teatro Marrucino (IT), Website, Facebook, Instagram
Sight 6: Museo Archeologico Nazionale d'Abruzzo - La Civitella
The archaeological museum "La Civitella" is located in the archaeological park of "La Civitella" in Chieti on a project by the architect Ettore De Lellis, former designer of the Paludi Museum in Celano. Today's museum structure, which is partly located in the basement, is an integral part of a complex with gardens, pedestrian areas, an auditorium, an archaeological laboratory, rooms for recreational and educational activities and an environment for temporary exhibitions.
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