Chiarìa Maggiore

Chiarìa Maggiore is in Capaccio Paestum, Salerno, Campania. Chiarìa Maggiore is situated nearby to the hamlet Paestum, as well as near Torre/Licinella.

Places of Interest

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.