Tempio di Demetra

Tempio di Demetra is an archaeological site in Capaccio Paestum, Salerno, Campania. Tempio di Demetra is situated nearby to the archaeological site Tempio di Magna Mater, as well as near Casa con peristilio.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Paestum and Second Temple of Hera (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.

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.

Temple of Hera I, Paestum

Archaeological site

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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. Temple of Hera I, Paestum is situated 150 metres south of Tempio di Demetra.