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Paestum
Three of the best-preserved Greek temples in the world, standing in fields south of Salerno.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Via Magna Grecia 919, Capaccio PaestumDirections
- Getting There
- About 1 hour by car or train south of Salerno.
Why Go
Greek colonists founded Poseidonia around 600 BC, and its Doric temples to Hera and Athena still stand almost complete. The museum holds the Tomb of the Diver, a rare Greek wall painting of a man diving into the sea.
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