National Archaeological Museum of Paestum
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.Photo: Liberotag73, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours:
Tuesday—Sunday: 8:30 AM—7:30 PM
Monday: closed
January 1st: closed
December 25th: closed - Email: pae@beniculturali.it
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Italy
- Also known as: “National Archaeological Museum Paestum”
- Address: Via Magna Grecia 919, Paestum, 84047
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Paestum and Chiesa della SS. Annunziata.
Paestum
Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
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.
Chiesa della SS. Annunziata
Church
Photo: NeoS-G, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chiesa della SS. Annunziata is a church.
Ekklesiasterion of Paestum
Archaeological site
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ekklesiasterion of Paestum is an archaeological site, which is situated 100 metres west of National Archaeological Museum of Paestum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Venere and Rettifilo/Vannulo.
Rettifilo/Vannulo
Hamlet
Photo: Liberotag73, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rettifilo/Vannulo is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km northeast of National Archaeological Museum of Paestum.
Capaccio Scalo
Hamlet
Photo: Liberotag73, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Capaccio Scalo is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km north of National Archaeological Museum of Paestum.
National Archaeological Museum of Paestum
- Categories: archaeological museum, archaeological park, Italian national museum, national museum, building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Capaccio Paestum, Salerno, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.42345° or 40° 25′ 24″ northLongitude
15.00742° or 15° 0′ 27″ eastOpen location code
8FGQC2F4+9XOpenStreetMap ID
way 107830986OpenStreetMap feature
building=publicOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q3329487
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“National Archaeological Museum of Paestum” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Museu arqueològic nacional de Paestum”
- Czech: “Národní archeologické muzeum v Paestu”
- Dutch: “musée archéologique national de Paestum”
- Esperanto: “Muzeo Arkeologio Nacia de Pesto”
- French: “musée archéologique national de Paestum”
- French: “Musée archéologique national de Paestum”
- German: “Archäologisches Nationalmuseum Paestum”
- Irish: “Músaem Náisiúnta Seandálaíochta Paestum”
- Italian: “Museo archeologico nazionale di Paestum”
- Italian: “Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Paestum”
- Italian: “parco archeologico di Paestum - Museo archeologico nazionale”
- Russian: “Археологический музей Пестума”
- Serbian: “Museo archeologico nazionale di Paestum”
- Serbian: “Nacionalni arheološki muzej Pestum”
- Serbian: “Nacionalni arheološki muzej u Pestumu”
- Serbian: “Национални археолошки музеј (Пестум)”
- Serbian: “Национални археолошки музеј Пестум”
- Serbian: “Национални археолошки музеј у Пестуму”
- Serbian: “Пестумски национални археолошки музеј”
- Slovak: “Museo archeologico nazionale di Paestum”
- Slovak: “Národné archeologické múzeum v Paeste”
- Spanish: “Museo Arqueológico Nacional de Paestum”
- Turkish: “Museo archeologico nazionale di Paestum”
- Turkish: “Paestum Ulusal Arkeoloji Müzesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Palazzo De Maria and Spazio Paestum.
Nearby Places
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