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Salerno
is about an hour's drive south of Naples. In medieval times Salerno
was the world capital of medicine; the Monastery of the Benedictine
monks, who probably founded its medical school, offered the best
education then available. One of the most famous medical texts was
the "Regimen Sanitas Salerni," written in Latin and translated into
all European languages. To the east of Salerno, after Pontecagnano,
Battipaglia and Eboli, is Paestum. Free time for lunch on arrival.
Here you will see some of the best preserved Greek ruins,
architecture and monuments, such as the Temple of Poseidon
(Neptune), the Basilica dating from the 6th Century, which was
really a temple dedicated to the main goddess of Paestum. In the
museum you can admire the Tomb of the Diver, a magnificent example
of Greek painting, representing a funeral banquet. |
