Archaeological Park of Paestum (Parco Archeologico di Paestum) Tours and Activities

Explore two of Campania’s cultural treasures on a full-day tour from Sorrento. Tour the ruins of an ancient Greek city at Paestum, which boasts some of the world’s best-preserved Greek temples, as well as a museum collection of ancient art. Later, visit the beautiful coastal city of Salerno overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea and enjoy a guided walking tour of the historic old town and cathedral.

GoinItaly's signature nine-day small group tour will take you on a journey deep into the culture of Southern Italy while enjoying everything the Amalfi Coast and the Campania region has to offer: food, wine, history, and stunning landscapes. Highlights: • Guided tours by local experts to Pompeii, Paestum, Herculaneum, and Caserta. • Wine tasting on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius. • Visit Amalfi and Ravello. • Cooking class and lunch with a local grandmother. • Free day with optional day excursions to Capri, Capua, or hike on the Path of the Gods. • Walking tour in the historical center of Naples and street food lunch.

Star Cars' private tour of Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast is one of the most requested tours because it combines the two most important stages of Campania, the incredible show of the "Divine coast", the Amalfi Coast, and the archaeological park of Pompeii. The tour is available with departure from the hotels and from the port of Sorrento, Salerno, Amalfi and from that of Naples. A Star Cars driver will pick you up at the indicated place with a comfortable Mercedes car, fully equipped and fully insured, for your maximum safety

Explore the well-preserved Greek ruins at Paestum on this private tour. See the Doric temples, the markets, forum, and amphitheater of the ancient Greek settlement as you learn about the life of the people who lived there. After touring the site, pay a visit to the National Archeological Museum with great works of art from the Magna Greece region.

Head off the main tourist trail on a day trip from Naples to discover ancient Greek and Roman temples as well as a mozzarella farm. An ideal excursion if you want to see some authentic southern Italian sites without a guided tour, the trip includes free time in each spot so you can discover them on your own. Amble amid the UNESCO-listed Doric temples of Paestum, then try the region’s prized mozzarella di bufala campana as you admire the buffalo cows that produce it.

Explore the highlights of the Amalfi Coast and the Greek ruins of Paestum with this full-day trip from Sorrento or Positano. Enjoy visit to the towns of Amalfi and Positano with free time in each place. Continue on to Paestum to admire the ruins of ancient Greek temples with a 2-hour guided tour.

Private tour with professional driver from Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast to Paestum. One of the oldest cities in Campania. Where you can visit the Archaeological Park of Paestum, with its temples, the forum and the basilica. The tour will continue with a stop at a local farm, where they produce buffalo mozzarella.

Visit two important periods of history in Campania with this full-day coach tour to Salerno and Paestum from Sorrento. Learn about Salerno's status as a world capital of medicine during the Medieval era and how it was a landing zone for Allied landings during World War II. Travel further back in time to see the well-preserved ancient Greek ruins at Paestum.

Get to know the ancient Greek city of Paestum on this private tour from Salerno. With a dedicated guide for you and your party, enjoy personalized attention and detailed commentary on the history and significance of the ruins while snapping photos of views over the Tyrrhenian Sea. Visit the three ancient Doric Greek temples, then head back to Salerno for a city tour and a 3-course lunch.

Leave the hotel to Paestum, the capital of the buffalo mozzarella cheese. Visit a buffalo mozzarella factory where you will be invited to see the complete process to make the mozzarella. You will have the chance to taste the real mozzarella. After the visit, continue to visit the archaeological site with Private guide: Paestum. Its Doric temples, surpassed even by those of Athens in noble simplicity and good preservation, produces an incomparable effect of majesty and grandeur. The ancient site is set in a grassy field surrounded by gardens and hills. The site is small, but it is very charming. Here you will find the tomb paintings, one of which, the so-called "Tomb of the Diver", is a graceful and expressive naturalistic piece of Greek wall painting in Italy.

Paestum is an ancient city of Magna Grecia called by the founders Poseidonia and later Paestum by the Romans in honor of Poseidon, but very devoted to Athena and Hera. The guided tour will take you to admire three temples, the first, that of Hera, also called Basilica is the oldest, in Doric style, with impressive dimensions. Later we will visit the largest temple, that of Poseidon, also called Neptune, comparable to the temple of Zeus in Olympia, a majestic wonder in Doric style built in 460 BC. with a double order of columns and you are in the front. The tour continues with the discovery of the third temple, that of Ceres. Along the Via Sacra there will be the opportunity to see the Roman Forum and the Amphitheater. After the ruins of Paestum, the tour will end at the National Archaeological Museum. On the cover plate you can admire a naked man diving, suspended in the air, thrown from a trampoline about to enter a body of water.

Visit one of the main centers of Magna Grecia on an archaeological and gastronomic tour that will lead you to discover the archaeological area of Paestum in the company of our certified guide. You will have lunch a few steps from the fabulous temples, enjoying the extraordinary taste of the typical products of one of the most famous dairies in the whole area.

Enjoy a private, hassle-free day tour and visit this beautiful area at your own pace. As Paestum is off of the usual touristic beaten paths, you will have a wonderful and peaceful day admiring the well-preserved Greek Temples probably built as tributes to the Greek god, Poseidon. Then you will visit a Buffalo farm and see spot on how mozzarella and many other dairy products are made. You will enjoy several tastings of fresh made products followed by a light lunch.

Your day tour will start from yor location the drive he will pick up you and than he drive to enjoy the Ruins of Paestum the ancient city situated on  the tirreno sea coast originaly part of Magna Grecia.

Discover the ancient Greek ruins and buffalo mozzarella of Paestum in southern Italy during a day trip from Salerno. After a hotel or port pickup, you’ll travel with a private guide to a farm to see buffalos, sample fresh mozzarella, and savor a farm-to-fork meal. You’ll then work off the lunch during a tour of the archaeological site and museum at Paestum, discovering the history behind its Doric temples and artifacts as you explore.

Enjoy this incredible Fullday visiting the UNESCO World Heritage Sites: • Paestum Archaeological Park with Skip-The-Line entrance tickets • Pompeii Archaeological Park with Skip-The-Line entrance tickets Included Buffalo Mozzarella Tasting and Light Lunch in a local cheese and mozzarella factory where buffaloes are bred! Upgradable with expert local Tour Guide in Private option. Pickup and Dropoff your ship. Private or Shared Tour available options. Worry-free Shore Excursion: We will ensure your timely return to Cruise Port for this activity. In the rare event your ship has departed, we will arrange for transportation to the next port-of-call. See terms and conditions for full details.

Visit two UNESCO World Heritage sites, the Archaeological Park of Paestum and Pompeii Ruins, on this all-day guided tour. At the archaeological park, explore with the help of an audio guide or upgrade to the private local guide option. Following lunch, head to the Pompeii Ruins, where you’ll also have the option to tour with a private guide for an additional cost.

The Territory of Paestum The most beautiful tracts of the Tirrenian Coast; the sea, the green and its fascinating traditions make this place a really interesting touristic destination. Here myth and legend coexist. The Temple of the Three Temples, the Temple of Ceres, the Temple of the Neptune, the Amphitheater (a Typical Roman Building), and the Forum are visible. In Paestum there is also a National Archaeological Museum, which includes the Roman history of the city. Here a unique example of Greek painting is kept: The Diver's Tomb. Another interesting place to visit is the Sanctuary of "Madonna del Granato", where, even today, a lot of pilgrims from all over the Campania Region come to visit. Regarding Gastronomy the most popular products are: Mozzarella produced in Paestum, Artichokes and olive oil.

Spend a full day on an in-depth exploratory tour of Paestrum and Pompeii from Rome. With round-trip transportation from your hotel in Rome, you can focus on the scenery during the ride instead of driving and directions. The day's first stop is Paestrum, where you'll follow your guide around the ancient ruins, learning lots more through commentary than you would simply exploring on your own. In Pompeii, stop for lunch (own expense) and spend some time seeing the ruins created by the ancient volcanic eruption.

Travel to Paestum with private driver and once there, take a walk with local professional Guide in the archaeological area with its Doric temples, the amphitheater and the forum, a UNESCO World Heritage site. After continue to a local Farm specialized in the cultivation and transformation of the figs ,creating one of the most exclusive brands in the niche food sector. Very old food products, such as figs, re-elaborated with care in jams or molasses, or re-proposed in the natural sun-dried version according to tradition. It will be a journey to discover aromas and products of the past. You’ll do a guided tour of the Farm learning about secrets of processing techniques to guarantee a high-quality line with an unmistakable taste. This food tour is a meal in itself, more than a normal lunch, so come hungry.

The Charterhouse of Padula, or of San Lorenzo is a Charterhouse located in Padula, in the Vallo di Diano, in the province of Salerno. It is the first Charterhouse to have arisen in Campania, anticipating that of San Martino in Naples and San Giacomo in Capri. Occupying an area of 51,500 m², counting on three cloisters, a garden, a courtyard and a church, it is one of the most sumptuous baroque monumental complexes of southern Italy as well as the largest Carthusian monastery on a national level and among the largest in Europe. Since 1957 it has housed the provincial archaeological museum of western Lucania and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998 along with the nearby archaeological sites of Velia, Paestum, Vallo di Diano and the Cilento National Park.

Paestum is famous for two things, its ancient Greek temples and its Mozzarella. Discover in total relax the history of the Greek Temples of Paestum and experience the culinary tradition of Campania region during the mozzarella tour, following all the steps of the Mozzarella production. During this fabulous excursion, you will learn about the process of making the delicious mozzarella cheese of Campania - considered to be the best in the world! At the end of the guided tour you will have a taste of this exquisite product! After mozzarella tasting you will have some free time where you are free to purchase mozzarella, dairy products or lunch from the farm’s own bistro. Highlights: - Travel in comfort on board of Mercedess V Class - Take advantage of free wi-fi and minibar on board - Admire the best-preserved Greek Temples in the world - Enjoy guided walk through the cheese-processing area in local farm - Finish the experience with Buffalo Mozzarella Tasting

In the archaeological site of Paestum it is possible to admire some wonderful examples of Greek architecture, among the better preserved in Southern Italy. The best examples are the three Doric style temples: the Temple of Neptune, the Temple of Ceres and the Basilica. An expert guide will accompany visitors to discover the 2,500-year-old religious architecture, on a journey beyond the confines of time. Followed by a visit to the National Archaeological Museum of Paestum, in which the most important examples of Greek art are preserved. Inside the museum you can admire the elements that served as decoration of the temples and some of the most beautiful painted tombs of Campania. The Tomb of the Diver, kept in perfect conditions, fascinates hundreds of thousands of visitors every year.

Enjoy this incredible Fullday visiting the UNESCO World Heritage Sites: • Paestum Archaeological Park with Skip-The-Line entrance tickets • Pompeii Archaeological Park with Skip-The-Line entrance tickets Included Buffalo Mozzarella Tasting and Light Lunch in a local cheese and mozzarella factory where buffaloes are bred! Upgradable with expert local Tour Guide in Private option. Pickup and Dropoff your ship. Private or Shared Tour available options. Worry-free Shore Excursion: We will ensure your timely return to Cruise Port for this activity. In the rare event your ship has departed, we will arrange for transportation to the next port-of-call. See terms and conditions for full details.