Temple of Hera I, Paestum
The First Temple of Hera —also known as Temple of Hera I and the Basilica—is an archaic Doric order Greek temple in the ruins of the ancient city of Paestum, Italy.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: building in Capaccio, Italy
- Also known as: “Basilica (Paestum)”, “First Temple of Hera”, “First Temple of Hera (also called ‘The Basilica’)”, “Hereo de Paestum”, “Herèon de Posidònia”, “Tempio di Hera”, “Tempio di Hera detto la Basilica”, “Tempio di Hera I”, “Tempio di Hera I - Basilica”, “Tempio enneastilo di Paestum”, “Temple of Hera, Paestum”, “Βασιλικός ναός της Ήρας στην Ποσειδωνία”, and “Храм Гери I”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Paestum and Second Temple of Hera (Paestum).
Second Temple of Hera (Paestum)
Hellenistic swimming pool
Archaeological site
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Venere and Rettifilo/Vannulo.
Rettifilo/Vannulo
Hamlet
Capaccio Scalo
Hamlet
Temple of Hera I, Paestum
- Categories: Heraion, temple, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Capaccio Paestum, Salerno, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.41927° or 40° 25′ 9″ north
Longitude
15.0054° or 15° 0′ 19″ east
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
8FGQC294+P5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Temple of Hera I, Paestum” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “temple d’Hera”
- Catalan: “Temple d’Hera”
- Danish: “Heratemplet i Pæstum”
- Dutch: “Tempio di Era”
- Finnish: “Heran temppeli I”
- French: “Basilique”
- French: “temple d’Héra à Paestum”
- French: “Temple d’Héra, dit « Basilique »”
- German: “Tempel der Hera (auch „Die Basilika“ genannt)”
- German: “Temple der Hera, Paestum”
- Greek: “Ηραίον της Ποσειδωνίας 1”
- Greek: “Ηραίον της Ποσειδωνίας”
- Greek: “Ναός της Ήρας”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Hera (Paestum)”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Hera”
- Italian: “Basilica di Paestum”
- Italian: “Tempio di Era”
- Russian: “Герейон”
- Spanish: “Templo de Hera I”
- Spanish: “Templo de Hera”
- Ukrainian: “Перший храм Гери”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Paestum and Torre/Licinella.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Il tempio di Hera and Cavallo di sabbia.
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