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ITALY - Salerno - Paestum
Paestum is a former Greek settlement where you can find the best preserved Greek doric temples worldwide. Besides three main temples, the side has city walls and tower ruins and plenty of house wall ruins. Part of the site is also a museum showing excavated items such as vases, statues, metalwork, and remarkable painted grave stones.
Paestum is located 100 kilometers south of Naples, and 40 kilometers south of Salerno.
BEST TIME to VISIT ITALY
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to PAESTUM
From May to September
Italy - Paestum
Temple of Athena (also called Temple of Ceres)
Italy - Paestum
Temple of Neptune
Italy - Paestum
Basilica
Italy - Paestum
Archeological site - ruins
Italy - Paestum
Temple of Neptune - detail of the doric columns
Italy - Paestum
ruins
Italy - Paestum
Column and Temple of Athena
Italy - Paestum
Museum - vases
Italy - Paestum
Ruins
Italy - Paestum
Museum - Painted graved stones
Italy - Paestum
Museum - Painted graved stones
Italy - Paestum
Museum - Painted graved stones
Italy - Paestum
Museum - Painted graved stones
Italy - Paestum
Museum - Painted graved stones
Italy - Paestum
Museum - Statues
Italy - Paestum - Museum
Italy - Paestum - Museum
Italy - Paestum - Museum
Italy - Paestum - Museum
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