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Nature, art and culture in Chieti
   
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Located
on a ridge along the Pescara Chieti river valley, it still preserves tangible
evidence of the history of the past. Inglobati in the dwellings there are wide
stretches of the walls and, brought to light with recent excavations, the
remains of temples (archaeological area of Civitella), the buildings for
entertainment and thermal structures with a cistern, powerful work of hydraulic
engineering, dating from the second century. a. C. until the middle of the
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During the medieval period, numerous structures were built, among
which the Cathedral of S. Giustino stands out, built on an older building of
worship, whose structures are partly visible in the crypt. The façade and
the right side, the one overlooking the square, are the work of architect
Guido Cirilli. The bell tower, adorned with ogival mullioned windows, was
started by Bartholomew of Giacomo and was completed by Antonio da Lodi in
the XIV century. The portal gives access to a sumptuous interior with a
Latin cross and three naves. There are many altarpieces and paintings of the
period, preserved on the altars. Visible also the remains of frescoes from
the 12th and 13th centuries. Rich and precious is the treasure trove with
the gilded silver chalice, a work of Venetian art from the 15th century, the
illuminated Missal Borgia and the silver statue of the Madonna del Popolo of
the Neapolitan school from the 17th century.
The churches of S. Domenico and S. Francesco also deserve special
attention. Among the civil buildings, the Municipal Palace of
neoclassical forms stands out, which preserves evidence of the original
Palazzo Valignani of 1517 and the Palace of Justice in a pseudo-Gothic
style. In the immediate vicinity there is Tetro Marrucino and, on the
left, Palazzo Martinetti of the eighteenth century, where there is
the Provincial Picture Gallery "Costantino Barbella", which preserves
some of the most beautiful paintings by Francesco Paolo Michetti,
such as Portrait of a sculptor, Prima nidiata.
In the elegant nineteenth-century villa Frigeri, located in the lush
municipal villa is the
National Archaeological Museum of
Abruzzo, which preserves the most important collection of
Abruzzo Archaeology (Guerriero di Capestrano, Ercole Cubans di Alba Fucens,
Ercole Curino di Sulmona).
In the territory of Chieti, in Madonna del Freddo, there have been found
testimonies that confirm the presence of man in those areas starting from
the Paleolithic period.
Museums in Chieti
Abruzzo National Archaeological Museum
Villa Comunale - tel. 0871.331668,0871.330955, fax 0871.41929
website www.muvi.org/musarc
email address musarc@muvi.org
Art Museum "Costantino Barbella" art museum
Via C. de Lollis 10 - Tel: 0871.330873, fax 0871.349961
website www.muvi.org/museobarbella
barbella@muvi.org address
museo.barbella@provincia.chieti.it
Museum of Biomedical History of Sciences
Via dei Vestini 31 - Tel 0871.3556049
Expositions on the history of pathologies, origin and evolution of life on
earth and on the evolution of mankind. tel. 0871.540194 / 540187 tel/fax
0871.3556049
website www.muvi.org/museodellescienzebiomediche
email address biomedichechieti@muvi.org
Diocesan Museum Theatine
C. Sister Marrucino 133 - Tel. 0871,35911,0871,330734
Civitella Archaeological Complex
Via G. Pianell - Tel. 0871.63137, fax 0871.405148
website www.muvi.org/museodellacivitella www.lacivitella.it
civitella@muvi.org e-mail address
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