Chieti: Strada del San Salvatore
Among the places of Abruzzo, Chieti stands out for its long, ridge-top historic centre between the Pescara and Alento river valleys. Strada del San Salvatore lies in the city’s more open outskirts, where olive groves, detached homes and local roads create a markedly different scale from the old urban core. The broad mass of the Majella rises to the southwest, part of the Apennine landscape that frames much of inland Abruzzo. Known in antiquity as Teate, Chieti was an important Roman town; its archaeological museum preserves the Warrior of Capestrano, an early Iron Age stone statue discovered in Abruzzo. The Cathedral of San Giustino remains a defining landmark of the historic city.
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Chieti lies along the Pescara River valley, its historic centre occupying a long hill between the Adriatic coast and Abruzzo’s Apennine interior. Known in Roman times as Teate Marrucinorum, the city retains ancient remains at the Tempietti Romani, a group of Roman temple structures in the old town. The National Archaeological Museum of Abruzzo, in Villa Frigerj, holds important regional collections including the celebrated Warrior of Capestrano. Piazza Gian Gabriele Valignani and the Cathedral of San Giustino form a focal point of the upper town, while newer neighbourhoods extend down the slopes. Browse additional webcams from the Pescara valley and Abruzzo to extend your view of Chieti.
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