Parco Urbano Francesco Cortese

Parco Urbano Francesco Cortese is a park in Capaccio Paestum, Salerno, Campania. Parco Urbano Francesco Cortese is situated near the playground Parco giochi, as well as near the church Chiesa di San Vito.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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 3 km south of Parco Urbano Francesco Cortese.

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 3½ km south of Parco Urbano Francesco Cortese.