Vasto is a comune on the Adriatic coast of the Province of Chieti, in southern Abruzzo, Italy. During the Middle Ages it was called dGuastaymonis, Vasto d'Aimone or Waste d'Aimone. Fascist Italy called the city Istonio, but it has been renamed Vasto in 1944.
According to tradition, the town was founded by Diomedes, the Greek hero. The earliest archaeological relics date to 1300 BC. Histonium was one of the key towns of the Frentani, located on the Adriatic coast, about 9 kilometres south of the promontory called Punta Penna.
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Address: Vasto, Chieti, Italy
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