The Tour (Tour Code: SP)
About an hours drive south of Naples is another important Italian provincial capital, Salerno. In medieval times Salerno was the world capital of medicine, as the Monastery of the Benedictine monks who probably founded its medical school offered the best instruction then available. One of the most famous medical texts of that time was the ''Regimen Sanistas Salemi" written here in Latin and translated into almost every European langua?ge. In more modem times Salerno is best remem?bered for the allied troops landing on its beaches during the Second World War. To the East of Salerno, after the' headlands of Pontecagnano, Battipaglia and Eboli, is Paestum, one of the most important archeological sites in the country. Here you will see some of the best preserved Greek ruins, architecture and monuments, such as the Temple of Poseidon (Neptune) and the Basilica dating from the 6th Century. Look out for the "buf?falo" that you will see grazing on the roadside during the drive!
Tour duration:
8 hours
Tour price: $66 USD (per person)
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