VISIT PAESTUM AND VELIA
“It’s as if a god had built his house here with enormous stone blocks“
Friedrich Nietzsche
EXPERIENCE PAESTUM AND VELIA
Opening Hours
Open from Monday to Sunday, from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Where We Are
PAESTUM
Find us at Via Magna Grecia, 919 – 84047, Capaccio Paestum (SA)
VELIA
Find us at Piazzale Amedeo Maiuri – 84046, Ascea Marina (SA)
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“The blue sky, the sun-warmed stones, the sharp shadows, and a clear line of mountains visible between the columns“
John Ruskin
ARCHAEOLOGY DIARIES
NEWS
The Archaeological Parks of Paestum and Velia present a serious game dedicated to the founding of the ancient city and the philosophy of Parmenides. Funded by the National Recovery and…
It is announced that visits to the’ Heraion Archaeological Area on the Sele are temporarily suspended for maintenance work.
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The Advanced Seminar on Greek Epigraphy (SAEG), is about to meet for the tenth time (following the first two Seminars held at the University of Bologna and the subsequent meetings…
Please note that from October 20 to December 15, 2025, every Monday (except December 8), the Museum and Archaeological Area of Paestum and the Archaeological Area of Velia will be…
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