Location: Salerno
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Salerno (Italian: [saˈlɛrno] listen (help·info)) is a city and comune in Campania (southwestern Italy) and is the capital of the province of the same name. It is located on the Gulf of Salerno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. The city is divided into three distinct zones: the medieval sector, the 19th century sector and the more densely populated post-war area, with its several apartment blocks.
Restaurants in Salerno
1. Giardino della Minerva
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4.5 based on 976 reviews
In the heart of the Medieval town of Salerno, at the back of Fusandola torrent and of the old Mediaval walls, a terraced fenced orchard is situated. In it the remains of a glorious and rich history can be still seen: it is the so called Minerva’s Garden. This structure develops along the orchard line which from the Town Villa gardens goes up to the Medieval Castle. Minerva’s Garden is exactly situated in the middle of this ideal itinerary and it is certainly the most interesting example of orchard for the art-historical valuesit represents.What is today really striking for any visitor – thanks to a restoration work completed in September 2000 - is an interesting variety of eighteenth century style elements.Among these the most characteristic one is a long staircase emphasized by cross plan pilasters, with stucco decorations supporting a pergola. The staircase, linking and evidently framing the different levels of the garden, ends up to a belvedere-terrace which is also covered with a pergola, it is built on the old walls and allows a wide and privileged view of the sea including the port, the historical centre of the town and the hills.The water system, composed of basins and fountains, one of them for each terrace, with decorations made from calcareous concretions, shows the presence of abundant water sources which, suitably canalized have over centuries allowed – besides other uses – the cultivation of plots of land. This site is characterized by a special microclimate, fostered by a poor influence of north winds and by a favourable exposure, which still today allows the cultivation and spontaneous propagation of plant species needing a particularly moist and warm climate.Since the twelfth century Silvatico family had owned these places, one of its members, Matteo, physician of the Salernitan School of Medicine, between the thirteenth and fourteenth century, distinguished himself as big expert of the plants used for producing remedies. His work called Opus pandectarum medicinae, is a precious collection of information about semplici, that is on parts of plants which were used for producing remedies.In fact, after a careful examination of the historical documents and sources, scholars have proved the existence in the area of the Medieval town of Salerno, of a garden called giardino dei semplici, (garden from which parts of plants were extracted) founded in the first twenty years of 1300 by the Salernitan physician and botanist Matteo Silvatico, for being used by the scholars of the Medical School. In this space of an extraordinary cultural value, which can be today identified just in the area of Minerva’s Garden, the plants from which active principles used for a therapeutic purpose were extracted, were cultivated;besides this, in this place a real didactic activity was carried out in order to show the students of the Medical school the plants with their names and their characteristics (ostensio simplicium).This background testifies that the garden, situated in the area of the old site of the hortus sanitatis of the Salernitan Medical School, can be considered the oldest botanic garden linked to a school of medicine.
Reviewed By yns_10 - Sydney, Australia
Levels of beautiful gardens, ancient medicinal plants topped off with a fabulous view of Salerno and the coast. There is a cafe but in late May when we visited it was not open. There were only three other people in the gardens during our visit. Recommend
2. Duomo di Salerno
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4.5 based on 2,369 reviews
Reviewed By Chelseaaal
very beautiful cathedral I really liked my boyfriend in this really beautiful church you need to know the opening times well the church is near the center and many restaurants we went to lunch at the Tegamino restaurant very close to the church.
3. Museo Diocesano San Matteo di Salerno
4. Centro Storico Salerno
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4.5 based on 1,274 reviews
Reviewed By jvlseattle - Foligno, Italy
This is the second time I've been here to see the artistic Holiday Lights that adorn nearly every street in the historic center. Certain areas have themes, the park also has a theme. This year it was a zoo with dozens of huge animals. The city is very walkable, and there are a lot of interesting shops in town to check out as well.
5. Lungomare di Salerno
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4.5 based on 2,160 reviews
Reviewed By christosorl - Thessaloniki, Greece
A great walk at the city.I loved Salerno as is a very beautiful city with a lot of options.Is only one hour far from Naples with a 5 euro train ticket.It deserves to spend a day there.At the night we took the Salerno eye and we saw the city from high level.
6. Chiesa San Pietro a Corte
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4.5 based on 141 reviews
Reviewed By Artist-Journey - Madison, United States
My travel policy: whenever I am walking by and find a church open -- I go in. One never knows when it will be open again. On a Sunday I was fortunate enough to find the door open, so I went in. There was a volunteer guide, and she gave me an insider's view of the architecture and explained the history. As other reviewer's wrote, this was originally a palace for the Longobardi ruler -- there is a wonderful book for sale that shows the floor plans and photos which help to explain the transformation of an ancient 8th C. palace into the present day church. It is a fascinating story. My review can only add on to others' reviews. Worth a visit.
7. Chiesa di San Giorgio
8. Villa Comunale
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4.5 based on 757 reviews
Reviewed By jackiecZ4908AW - Peterborough, United Kingdom
What a delightful communal park for everyone to use. It is close to the promenade and the Old Quarter of Salerno. There are some lovely Old trees in the park which will give welcome relief from the hot sunshine in the sunner
9. Castello di Arechi
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4.0 based on 662 reviews
Castle ruins date back to the Goth and Byzantine periods.
Reviewed By grace19552013 - Surrey, Canada
Old castle on top of the mountain . Take a bus right to the gates. There is a coffe shop in the courtyard. Really worth the trip , even just for the amazing view . You can see the castle from the beach.
10. Spiaggia di Marina di Vietri
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