Two previous settlements—the Roman Castrum Novum Picenii and the medieval Castel San Flaviano—were completely wiped out before Giulianova took its current form. In the second half of the 15th century, the Duke of Atri, Giulio Antonio I Acquaviva d'Aragona, established a new coastal center from scratch, naming the town after himself.
Originally designed to embody the strict proportions of a Renaissance ideal city, this Teramo province destination now counts 23,199 residents. Officially holding city status, it remains a prominent and historically grounded fixture along the Adriatic shoreline of Abruzzo.
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📅 Every year, on 22 April; Holy Mary of the Splendour, co-patron, is celebrated on 24 November
Giulianova celebrates Saint Flavian, Patriarch of Constantinople and martyr, on 22 April, in the cathedral dedicated to him; the co-patron is Holy Mary of the Splendour, on 24 November. Since 1912 the town has also held the feast of the Portosalvo, with a crowded maritime procession since 1936.
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