Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Pescara, Italy

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 2.4 km
Ascend 35 m
Descend 39 m

Explore Pescara in Italy with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in PescaraIndividual Sights in Pescara

Sight 1: Chiesa di Sant'Andrea

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The feast of Sant'Andrea is the traditional party with which the Marineria of Pescara celebrates its saint protector, Sant'Andrea Apostolo. The tradition dates back to 1867, when in Castellammare Adriatico, in the area of the village of fishermen, near the port and the river, a church dedicated to Sant'Andrea Apostolo was built.

Wikipedia: Festa di sant'Andrea (Pescara) (IT)

793 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 2: Spirito Santo

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The page illustrates the churches of Pescara.

Wikipedia: Chiese di Pescara (IT), Website

781 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 3: Palazzetto Imperato

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Palazzo Imperato is a historic building in Pescara, Italy, located at the intersection of Corso Umberto I and Corso Vittorio Emanuele II.

Wikipedia: Palazzo Imperato (IT)

358 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Museo Paparella Villa Urania

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Museo Paparella Villa Urania Freegiampi / CC BY-SA 2.5

Museo Paparella Treccia Devlet is an art museum in Pescara, Abruzzo.

Wikipedia: Museo Paparella Treccia Devlet (EN), Website, Facebook

356 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: L'approdo alla nave

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The landing at the ship, known simply as Fontana la Nave, is a monumental fountain located in Pescara in Largo Mediterraneo. Built in 1987 by the sculptor Pietro Cascella, the work symbolically represents a galley, an ancient rowing boat, conceived as a re-enactment of the city's seafaring history and the sufferings suffered by the prisoners of the Bourbon fortress, forced to work as oarsmen on Spanish ships in the nineteenth century.

Wikipedia: Fontana la Nave (IT)

161 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Museo d'Arte Moderna Vittoria Colonna

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Museo d'Arte Moderna Vittoria Colonna is a modern art museum in Pescara, Abruzzo.

Wikipedia: Museo d'Arte Moderna Vittoria Colonna (EN)

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