Montalto Cathedral, Montalto delle Marche
Facts and practical information
Montalto Cathedral, otherwise the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta e San Vito, is the principal Roman Catholic church of the town of Montalto delle Marche, province of Ascoli Piceno in the region of Le Marche, Italy. It is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The church was formerly, from 1586, the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Montalto. When the diocese was subsumed into the present Diocese of San Benedetto del Tronto–Ripatransone–Montalto in 1986, Montalto Cathedral became a co-cathedral in the new diocese. It was created a basilica minor by Pope Paul VI in 1965. ()
Piazza Sisto V, 2Montalto delle Marche 63068
Montalto Cathedral – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Palazzo Mannocchi, Teatro Serpente Aureo, Ortezzano, Monte dell'Ascensione.