Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Salerno, Italy

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Number of sights 27 sights
Distance 5.1 km
Ascend 203 m
Descend 244 m

Experience Salerno in Italy in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in SalernoIndividual Sights in Salerno

Sight 1: Chiesa di San Filippo Neri

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Chiesa di San Filippo Neri

The church of San Filippo Neri is a Renaissance church located in the Sant'Eremita district of the historic center of Salerno.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Filippo Neri (Salerno) (IT)

536 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Complesso Monumentale di Santa Sofia

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Complesso Monumentale di Santa Sofia

The monumental complex of Santa Sofia, located in Salerno in Piazza Abate Conforti, was built at the end of the tenth century as the first monastery of the Benedictine Order dedicated to Santa Sofia, from which it takes its name. The former church of Santa Sofia, also known as the church of the Santissima Addolorata, is part of it.

Wikipedia: Complesso monumentale di Santa Sofia (Salerno) (IT)

107 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Chiesa di Sant'Andrea Apostolo

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The church of Sant'Andrea Apostolo, known as the Annunziatella di Salerno, is located in Via Canali, in the ancient Lombard quarter of the city.

Wikipedia: Chiesa dell'Annunziatella (IT)

58 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Palazzo Fruscione

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Palazzo Fruscione

The Fruscione palace is located in the oldest part of the historic center of Salerno, near the ancient Via dei Canali of Roman Salerno.

Wikipedia: Palazzo Fruscione (IT)

6 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 5: San Pietro a Corte

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San Pietro a Corte

The archaeological complex of San Pietro a Corte is an area in the historic center of Salerno where the archaeological evidence of the various historical changes starting from the first century AD is documented and visible. The entrance is on Larghetto San Pietro a Corte.

Wikipedia: Complesso archeologico di San Pietro a Corte (IT)

140 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Fontana del Campo

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The Fountain of the Fishes is a monument attributed to Luigi Vanvitelli and located in the square of the Sedile del Campo in the historic center of Salerno.

Wikipedia: Fontana dei Pesci (IT)

74 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Chiesa di Sant'Andrea de Lavina

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Chiesa di Sant'Andrea de Lavina

The church of Sant'Andrea de Lavina or della Lama is an ancient church in Salerno, dating back to at least the ninth century.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Sant'Andrea de Lavina (IT)

112 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Chiesa di Santa Maria de Lama

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The church of Santa Maria de Lama is one of the oldest churches in Salerno. In it there are the only testimonies of Lombard painting in the city.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Maria de Lama (IT)

164 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Museo Roberto Papi

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Museo Roberto Papi Pierluigi Canoro / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Roberto Papi Museum is located in the historic Palazzo Galdieri in Salerno. Established in September 2009, it collects an important collection of medical-surgical instruments collected by Mario Papi. The museum is dedicated to Roberto Papi who died prematurely and to whom the museum is named.

Wikipedia: Museo Roberto Papi (IT)

63 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Palazzo San Massimo

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Palazzo San Massimo

The San Massimo palace, also known as the Maiuri palace, is a building with a thousand-year history, whose name is linked to the existence of the monastery of the same name located right inside it.

Wikipedia: Palazzo San Massimo (IT)

188 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: San Lorenzo Martire

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San Lorenzo Martire

The convent of San Lorenzo al Monte dating back to the tenth century, is located in via Salvatore De Renzi in Salerno.

Wikipedia: Convento di San Lorenzo al Monte (IT)

182 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: EBRIS - Istituto Europeo di Ricerche Biomediche di Salerno

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The convent of San Nicola della Palma is one of the oldest in the city of Salerno, located in via Salvatore De Renzi, in the Canalone district.

Wikipedia: Convento di San Nicola della Palma (IT)

338 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 13: Giardino della Minerva

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Minerva's Garden is located in the heart of the old town of Salerno, in a zone known as the "Plaium montis" in the Middle Ages. It is halfway along an ideal route that runs along the axis of the walled and terraced vegetable gardens, climbing from the Municipal Park, near the river Fusandola, towards the Arechi Castle.

Wikipedia: Minerva's Garden (Salerno) (EN), Website

364 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 14: Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata

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The church of the Annunziata in Salerno dates back to the mid-fourteenth century. It rises near the destroyed western gate (Portacatena) of the historic center of Salerno in the Fornelle district.

Wikipedia: Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata (Salerno) (IT)

491 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 15: Teatro Giuseppe Verdi

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The Giuseppe Verdi Municipal Theater in Salerno is a nineteenth-century wooden structure, with four tiers of boxes and a gallery.

Wikipedia: Teatro municipale Giuseppe Verdi (Salerno) (IT), Website

856 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 16: Chiesa di Santa Lucia de Judaica

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The church of Santa Lucia de Judaica is located in Via Roma in the central area of Salerno.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Lucia de Judaica (IT)

157 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 17: Chiesa di Sant'Agostino

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The church of Sant'Agostino, in Salerno, is now housed in the same building as the provincial administration.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Sant'Agostino (Salerno) (IT)

123 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 18: Chiesa di San Giorgio

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The church of San Giorgio in Salerno is commonly judged as "the most beautiful baroque church" in the city. The church is located in Via Duomo, a few hundred meters from the cathedral.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Giorgio (Salerno) (IT)

72 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 19: Pinacoteca Provinciale

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The Provincial Art Gallery is located on Via dei Mercanti, in the historic heart of Salerno, a short distance from the cathedral.

Wikipedia: Pinacoteca provinciale di Salerno (IT)

27 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 20: Museo virtuale della scuola medica salernitana

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Museo virtuale della scuola medica salernitana Pierluigi Canoro. Original uploader was Roquejaw at it.wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Virtual Museum of the Salerno Medical School is located in Via dei Mercanti 74, the ancient commercial artery of the historic center of Salerno, not far from the Duomo. Inaugurated in 2009, it replaces the old Didactic Museum of the Salerno Medical School with a complete restoration not only of the structure, but of the entire museum organization.

Wikipedia: Museo virtuale della scuola medica salernitana (IT), Website

34 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 21: Palazzo Pinto

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Palazzo Pinto is a noble residence in the historic center of Salerno.

Wikipedia: Palazzo Pinto di Salerno (IT)

193 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 22: Chiesa del Santissimo Crocifisso

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The Church of the Holy Crucifix is a Catholic place of worship in Salerno, located on Via dei Mercanti, the main commercial street in the historic center of the city.

Wikipedia: Chiesa del Santissimo Crocifisso (Salerno) (IT)

179 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 23: Chiesa di San Pietro in Vinculis

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The church of San Pietro in Vinculis of Salerno is located in Piazza Portanova and originally it was the seat of the homonymous brotherhood which was founded in the second half of the 16th century to carry out assistance to prisoners. The current building has undergone numerous tampering and remakes. Since 1958 it has been home to the church daughters nuns.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Pietro in Vinculis (Salerno) (IT)

248 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 24: Chiesa di San Benedetto

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The church of San Benedetto is located in Via San Benedetto in the historic center of Salerno and is part of the larger monastic complex of the same name.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Benedetto (Salerno) (IT)

6 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 25: Museo Archeologico Provinciale

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The Provincial Archaeological Museum of Salerno collects archaeological finds from the province of Salerno and from the city itself.

Wikipedia: Museo archeologico provinciale (Salerno) (IT)

297 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 26: Chiesa del Monte dei Morti

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Chiesa del Monte dei Morti

The church of the Monte dei Morti is located in Salerno and is located in the historic center, in largo Plebiscito.

Wikipedia: Chiesa del Monte dei Morti (IT)

79 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 27: Museo Diocesano San Matteo

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The San Matteo Diocesan Museum of Salerno is located in the building of the archiepiscopal seminary which was, previously, the last seat of the Salerno medical school and is an important reference point for the knowledge of the history and culture of Campania from the Middle Ages to the eighteenth century.

Wikipedia: Museo diocesano del Duomo di Salerno (IT)

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