Spiaggia Torre di Paestum

Spiaggia Torre di Paestum is a beach in Capaccio Paestum, Salerno, Campania. Spiaggia Torre di Paestum is situated nearby to the hamlet Santa Venere, as well as near the town Agropoli.

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. Second Temple of Hera (Paestum) is situated 2½ km north of Spiaggia Torre di Paestum.

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 2½ km north of Spiaggia Torre di Paestum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Venere and Agropoli.

Santa Venere

Hamlet

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Santa Venere is a hamlet.

Agropoli

Town

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Agropoli is a town and comune located in the Cilento area of the province of Salerno, Campania, Italy. It is situated at the start of the Cilentan Coast, on the Tyrrhenian Sea. Agropoli is situated 6 km south of Spiaggia Torre di Paestum.