Day trip from Salerno: Paestum and its temples - private tour

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Day trip from Salerno: Paestum and its temples - private tour

Price from
€1,200
Duration
6 h
Group size
Private tour
Guide languages
German, English, French, Spanish

Overview

Paestum is a truly enchanting and atmospheric place, and a 'must' on any classical tour of Italy. Just south of the Sorrento peninsula and Amalfi Coast, and a mile inland, this is a haunting archaeological site where three Greek temples stand in the middle of the countryside. Paestum is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Once called Poseidonia, the city was founded in the VII century BC by Greeks colonists from Sybaris and it would has probably occupied by a human settlement when they got there.

It turned the name in Paestum once and for all when it was taken by Rome and continued to prosper until the mouth of river Salso started to be buried by sand and the whole place turned into a swamp.

What's included

Professional tour guide ( 2 hours while in Paestum )
Admission tickets to Paestum
Deluxe transportation with English speaking driver

Not included

Lunch
Gratuities

What you will do

Parco Archeologico di Paestum e Velia
Paestum was a major ancient Greek city on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea in Magna Graecia. After its foundation by Greek colonists under the name of Poseidonia (Ancient Greek: Ποσειδωνία) it was eventually conquered by the Lucanians and later the Romans.
2 h

Meeting point

Pickup: Please provide your cruise ship name at the moment of the reservation. Please provide accommodation in Salerno at the moment of the reservation.