Salerno

Salerno is a city in , . It is a lively port town, with a relaxing and open Mediterranean atmosphere. Worth a visit also is the Historical Old Town, which is a well-preserved historical town centre, full of tiny little passageways and hidden corners.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Salerno Railway Station and Minerva’s Garden.

Railway station
Photo: Jensens, Public domain.
serves the city of and was opened in 1866. It is the main railway station of the city.

Park
Minerva's Garden is located in the heart of the old town of , 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 .

Castle
Photo: Jack45, CC BY 3.0.
is a castle in southern located on top of a mountain, at the foot of which lies the city of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cava de’ Tirreni and Cetara.

Cava de'Tirreni is a city in , 8 km inland from the , with one of the best preserved Porticos in the region and a lively but relaxed atmosphere.

is a charming and quaint fishermen's village on the . It's one of 's main centres for tuna fishing and known as food lovers' hotspot.

Salerno

Latitude
40.683° or 40° 40′ 59″ north
Longitude
14.7637° or 14° 45′ 50″ east
Population
133,000
Elevation
70 metres (230 feet)
Open location code
8FGPMQM7+5F
Geo­Names ID
6542117
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Salerno” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: ساليرنو
  • Armenian: Սալեռնո
  • Belarusian: Горад Салерна
  • Bulgarian: Салерно
  • Catalan: Salern
  • Chinese: 薩萊諾
  • French: Salerne
  • Georgian: სალერნო
  • Greek: Σαλέρνο
  • Hebrew: סלרנו
  • Italian: Comune di Salerno
  • Italian: Salerno
  • Japanese: サレルノ
  • Kazakh: Салерно
  • Korean: 살레르노
  • Latin: Salernum
  • Lithuanian: Salernas
  • Neapolitan: Salierno
  • Occitan (post 1500): Salèrne
  • Ossetian: Салерно
  • Persian: سالرنو
  • Piemontese: Salern
  • Russian: Салерно
  • Serbian: Салерно
  • Sicilian: Salernu
  • Tamil: சலேர்னோ
  • Ukrainian: Салерно
  • Western Panjabi: سالرنو

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Salerno”. Photo: Jensens, Public domain.