Teramo Cathedral (Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta)

12th-century cathedral mixing Romanesque and Gothic, with a Jacobello del Fiore polyptych

Teramo's cathedral is the main monument of the city, a substantial Romanesque-Gothic building begun in 1158 and extended over the following centuries. The lower facade and the portal by Diodato Romano (1332) are the most striking exterior features; inside, the cathedral is a calm three-naved space of bare stone with two outstanding medieval artworks.

The 1430 Jacobello del Fiore polyptych above the high altar and Nicola da Guardiagrele's silver-gilt altar frontal are both world-class works of late medieval art. The Crypt of San Berardo holds the relics of the city's patron saint. Free entry; allow half an hour.

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The cathedral's most prized possession is the Polyptych of Sant'Aurelio by Venetian Gothic master Jacobello del Fiore, painted around 1430 — a magnificent gilt panel of saints that survived the cathedral's various medieval transformations. The bronze frontal of the high altar, by Nicola da Guardiagrele in 1433–48, is equally important and a masterpiece of medieval Abruzzese silver-work.