• Italiano
• English
• Español
• Deutsch
• French

Salerno and Paestum ruins

This excursion will take us to discover Salerno, the second major city in Campania, considerated the mondial capial of Medicine at the Middle Age, because the Benedictine Monastery was the highest level of education of the time. Is thought, in fact, that the Regimen Sanitatis, one of the most famous medical texts of the time, written in Latin, was translated by the industrious monks in almost all European languages. In Salerno we visit also the Dome, a mix of architectonic styles, from Middle Age to the Baroque.

Salerno is also known for its sandy beaches where the Allies landed during the Second World War.

The esxcursion will go to Est until Paestum, location famous for one of the biggest archeological site of Italy. In Paestum we will admire the rests of the Greek walls, the temple of Neptune, which was dedicated to Hera and, where we see a huge human footprints on the floor, the Temple of Hera called also Basilic and, the Temple of Athena. In all these architectures is well visible the Greek style print. After visited the archeological site, we will visit the museum of Paestum in which are kept rests from the archeologiacal site. In the museum we can admire the Tomb of the diver, a magnific example of greek art. During the route from Salerno to Paestum we can admire heards of Buffaloes, which milk produce the delicious Mozzarella of Bufala Campana DOP.

From April to October - only on Tuesday.