Shore excursions and tours Paestum and Salerno, with private driver

Paestum was founded 600 B.C. - some years after Agropoli - by Greeks from Sybaris, which was at that time an important Greek city in Campania. Paestum was established about 9 kms to the south of the river Sele on a plateau of travertine, which also provided the building material for the town walls and the temples. The outlines of this plateau correspond to the course of the town walls. The Sele formed a natural border to the area situated in the north, which was at that time controlled by the Etruscans

Paestum, an agricultural area of Italy, is known for two things: more..

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