Paestum

Paestum is located on the Tyrrhenian coastal plain of the Cilento region in Campania, southern Italy, approximately 85 kilometres south of Naples and 40 kilometres south of Salerno. The archaeological site encompasses three major Doric temples founded by Greek colonists in the seventh century BCE, alongside Roman-era civic structures and one of the most significant ancient painting collections in the Mediterranean world. The destination sits within the broader Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park, a UNESCO-recognised landscape. Editorial content is based on established archaeological scholarship and current visitor information for the site managed by the Italian Ministry of Culture (MiC).

Ancient Greece, Campania, Cilento, Doric Architecture, Archaeological Tourism, Southern Italy, UNESCO Landscape, Magna Graecia, Cultural Heritage, Temple Ruins