Capaccio Scalo

Capaccio Scalo is a suburb in Capaccio Paestum, Salerno, Campania and has about 4,090 residents. Capaccio Scalo is situated nearby to the hamlet Rettifilo/Vannulo, as well as near Cafasso Borgo Nuovo.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Paestum and National Archaeological Museum of Paestum.

Paestum

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Paestum has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1998. It is in Campania, Italy, and is an ancient Greek settlement, with the best preserved Greek doric temples worldwide. It is surrounded by a Roman city wall, and is 40 km south of the city of Salerno.

National Archaeological Museum of Paestum

Museum

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The National Archaeological Museum of Paestum is a museum in Capaccio-Paestum, Salerno, southern Italy that houses archaeological finds from excavations of the ancient Greek city of Poseidonia/Paistom, then Paestum. National Archaeological Museum of Paestum is situated 3½ km south of Capaccio Scalo.

Second Temple of Hera (Paestum)

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The Temple of Hera II, is a Greek temple of Magna Graecia in Paestum, Campania, Italy. It was built in the Doric order around 460–450 BC, just north of the first Hera Temple of around 550–525 BC. Second Temple of Hera (Paestum) is situated 4 km south of Capaccio Scalo.