Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Salerno, Italy
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8 km
379 m
Experience Salerno in Italy in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in SalernoIndividual Sights in SalernoSight 1: Teatro Antonio Ghirelli
The Irno Urban Park is located on the banks of the river of the same name and consists of gardens that extend over an area of about 35,000 m2, where a brick factory once operated.
Sight 2: Parco del Seminario
The Seminary Park, located in Salerno between the Seripando and Mennola districts, extends on the south-east slope of the La Mennola hill for about 30,000 m2.
Sight 3: Museo Archeologico Provinciale
The Provincial Archaeological Museum of Salerno collects archaeological finds from the province of Salerno and the city itself.
Sight 4: Chiesa di San Benedetto
The church of San Benedetto is located in via San Benedetto in the historic center of Salerno and is part of the wider monastic complex of the same name.
Sight 5: Chiesa di San Pietro in Vinculis
The church of San Pietro in Vinculis in Salerno is located in Piazza Portanova and was originally the seat of the Confraternity of the same name, which was founded in the second half of the sixteenth century to assist prisoners. The current building has undergone numerous alterations and renovations. Since 1958 it has been the seat of the Daughters of the Church.
Sight 6: Chiesa del Santissimo Crocifisso
The Church of the Holy Crucifix is a Catholic place of worship in Salerno, Italy, located on Via dei Mercanti, the main shopping street in the historic center of the city.
Sight 7: Museo virtuale della scuola medica salernitana
The Virtual Museum of the Salerno Medical School is located in Via dei Mercanti 74, the ancient commercial artery of the historic center of Salerno, not far from the Duomo. Inaugurated in 2009, it replaces the old Didactic Museum of the Salerno Medical School with a complete restoration not only of the structure, but of the entire museum organization.
Wikipedia: Museo virtuale della scuola medica salernitana (IT), Website
Sight 8: Palazzo Pinto
Palazzo Pinto is a noble residence in the historic center of Salerno.
Sight 9: Pinacoteca Provinciale
The Pinacoteca Provinciale is located on Via dei Mercanti, in the historic heart of Salerno, a short distance from the cathedral.
Sight 10: Chiesa di San Giorgio
The church of San Giorgio in Salerno is commonly judged as "the most beautiful baroque church" in the city. The church is located in Via Duomo, a few hundred meters from the cathedral.
Sight 11: Chiesa di Sant'Agostino
The church of Sant'Agostino, in Salerno, is now housed in the same building of the provincial administration.
Sight 12: Chiesa di Santa Lucia de Judaica
The church of Santa Lucia de Judaica is located in Via Roma in the central area of Salerno.
Sight 13: Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata
The church of the Annunziata in Salerno dates back to the mid-fourteenth century. It stands near the destroyed western gate (Portacatena) of the historic center of Salerno in the Fornelle district.
Wikipedia: Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata (Salerno) (IT)
Sight 14: Giardino della Minerva
Minerva's Garden is located in the heart of the old town of Salerno, in a zone known as the "Plaium montis" in the Middle Ages. It is halfway along an ideal route that runs along the axis of the walled and terraced vegetable gardens, climbing from the Municipal Park, near the river Fusandola, towards the Arechi Castle.
Sight 15: EBRIS - Istituto Europeo di Ricerche Biomediche di Salerno
The convent of San Nicola della Palma is one of the oldest in the city of Salerno, located in Via Salvatore De Renzi, in the Canalone district.
Sight 16: San Lorenzo Martire
The convent of San Lorenzo al Monte, dating back to the tenth century, is located in Via Salvatore De Renzi in Salerno.
Sight 17: Palazzo San Massimo
Palazzo San Massimo, also known as Palazzo Maiuri, is a building with a thousand-year history, whose name is linked to the existence of the monastery of the same name located right inside it.
Sight 18: Museo Roberto Papi
The Roberto Papi Museum is located in the historic Palazzo Galdieri in Salerno. Established in September 2009, it brings together an important collection of medical-surgical instruments collected by Mario Papi. The museum is dedicated to Roberto Papi, who died prematurely and to whom the museum is named.
Sight 19: Chiesa di Santa Maria de Lama
The church of Santa Maria de Lama is one of the oldest churches in Salerno. In it there are the only testimonies of Lombard painting present in the city.
Sight 20: Chiesa di Sant'Andrea de Lavina
The church of Sant'Andrea de Lavina or della Lama is an ancient church in Salerno, dating back to at least the ninth century.
Sight 21: Fontana del Campo
The Fountain of the Fish is a monument attributed to Luigi Vanvitelli and located in the Piazza del Sedile del Campo in the historic center of Salerno.
Sight 22: San Pietro a Corte
The archaeological complex of San Pietro a Corte is an area in the historic center of Salerno where the archaeological evidence of the various historical changes starting from the first century AD is documented and visible. The entrance is on the Larghetto San Pietro a Corte.
Wikipedia: Complesso archeologico di San Pietro a Corte (IT)
Sight 23: Palazzo Fruscione
Palazzo Fruscione is located in the oldest part of the historic center of Salerno, near the ancient Via dei Canali of Roman Salerno.
Sight 24: Chiesa di Sant'Andrea Apostolo
The church of Sant'Andrea Apostolo, known as the Church of the Annunziatella of Salerno, is located in Via Canali, in the ancient Lombard quarter of the city.
Sight 25: Complesso Monumentale di Santa Sofia
The monumental complex of Santa Sofia, located in Salerno in Piazza Abate Conforti, was built at the end of the tenth century as the first monastery of the Benedictine Order dedicated to Santa Sofia, from which it takes its name. It includes the former church of Santa Sofia, also known as the church of Our Lady of Sorrows.
Wikipedia: Complesso monumentale di Santa Sofia (Salerno) (IT)
Sight 26: Museo Diocesano San Matteo
The San Matteo Diocesan Museum in Salerno is located in the building of the archbishop's seminary, which was previously the last seat of the Salerno medical school and is an important point of reference for the knowledge of the history and culture of Campania from the Middle Ages to the eighteenth century.
Sight 27: Chiesa del Monte dei Morti
The church of Monte dei Morti is located in Salerno and is located in the historic center, in largo Plebiscito.
Sight 28: Chiesa di San Filippo Neri
The church of San Filippo Neri is a Renaissance church located in the Sant'Eremita district of the historic center of Salerno.
Sight 29: Castello di Arechi
Arechi Castle is a castle in southern Italy located on top of a mountain, at the foot of which lies the city of Salerno.
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