Paestum
A major ancient Greek city on the Tyrrhenian coast, in what was Magna Graecia. Its three Doric temples, built between about 550 and 450 BCE, are among the best preserved anywhere, and the walls, paved roads and a museum of finds survive around them.
- Where
- Campania, Italy
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 40.4200, 15.0056
Get the Paestum stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Paestum. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Campania volume with your photos and a note.
Near Paestum
Amalfi Cathedral 42 km
A medieval cathedral on the Piazza del Duomo, dedicated to the Apostle Andrew, whose relics lie in its crypt. A long flight of steps climbs to its striped, arched front, and the Cloister of Paradise sits beside it.
Amalfi Coast 42 km
A stretch of steep coast on the Gulf of Salerno, south of the Sorrento Peninsula, where towns such as Positano, Amalfi and Ravello cling to the cliffs. A narrow road winds above the sea between them, past lemon terraces and small beaches.
Villa Rufolo 42 km
A villa in the historic centre of Ravello, laid out in the 13th century and remodelled in the 19th, facing the cathedral square. Its terraced gardens hang high above the Amalfi Coast, and Richard Wagner drew on them for a scene in Parsifal.
Positano 50 km
A town on the Amalfi Coast whose houses, painted in pinks and yellows, tumble down a steep hillside to a small beach. Steps and lanes take the place of streets in much of it, and boats leave from the shore for Amalfi and Capri.
Pompeii 57 km
A Roman city buried under ash and pumice by Vesuvius in 79 AD and slowly uncovered since the 18th century. Its streets, houses, bakeries, baths and painted walls show ordinary Roman life more fully than almost anywhere else.
Villa of the Mysteries 58 km
A Roman villa on the edge of Pompeii, known for the frescoes of one room painted in the 1st century BC. The figures, on a deep red ground, are usually read as a bride's initiation into a mystery cult, and are among the finest Roman paintings to survive.
Mount Vesuvius 66 km
A volcano on the Gulf of Naples, about 9 kilometres east of the city, its cone partly ringed by the rim of an older and much higher mountain. A path climbs to the edge of the crater, with the whole bay spread out below.
Capri 67 km
An island off the Sorrento Peninsula on the south side of the Gulf of Naples, a resort since the days of the Roman Republic. Limestone cliffs, the Faraglioni sea stacks and the hilltop town of Anacapri draw visitors by ferry from Naples and Sorrento.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Campania
Questions
Where is Paestum?
Paestum is in Campania, Italy. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Amalfi Cathedral (42 km), Amalfi Coast (42 km), Villa Rufolo (42 km).
How do I get the Paestum stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Paestum and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Campania volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Paestum before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Campania volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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