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Places and landmarks in Salerno
13 landmarks of Salerno, and the streets, squares and waterways around them, each with its story and where to find it.
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Landmarks
Duomo di San MatteoThe Norman cathedral over the tomb of Saint Matthew the Evangelist, with an arcaded courtyard and a bell tower of the 12th century.
Via dei MercantiThe merchants’ street of the medieval town, a narrow lane of shops across the whole centro storico.
Lungomare TriesteThe seafront promenade under the palms, with the Gulf of Salerno in front and the Amalfi Coast on the horizon.
Corso Vittorio EmanueleSalerno’s long shopping street, closed to cars, from the old town to the station.
Teatro VerdiThe town’s opera house of 1872, a small copy of the San Carlo in Naples, red and gold inside.
Villa ComunaleThe town’s 19th-century garden, shady and green, between the Teatro Verdi and the sea.
Giardino della MinervaA garden of medicinal plants on terraces above the old town, among the oldest botanical gardens in Europe.
Medieval aqueductThe tall arches of the medieval aqueduct, which legend says the devil built in a single night.
Stazione MarittimaZaha Hadid’s ferry terminal on the Molo Manfredi, where the boats leave for Amalfi, Positano and Capri.
Castello di ArechiThe castle on the hill above the town, strengthened by the Lombard prince Arechis II, with the whole gulf at its feet.
Also part of Salerno
Scuola Medica SalernitanaThe first medical school of medieval Europe, where women taught and practised medicine too.
Luci d’ArtistaEvery winter artists light up the streets, squares and gardens of Salerno with huge installations of light.
SfogliatellaThe shell of crisp layered pastry filled with ricotta and semolina, born in a convent on the Amalfi Coast.
Streets, squares and waterways
The places that hold the centre of Salerno together. Point at one to find it on the map.
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1
Duomo di San Matteo Cattedrale di Salerno building
The Norman cathedral of 1084 over the tomb of Saint Matthew, with its arcaded courtyard and its bell tower.
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Via dei Mercanti street
The merchants’ street, the main lane of the medieval town, full of shops.
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Piazza Sedile di Portanova square
The square at the east end of the old town, where Via dei Mercanti meets the Corso.
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Corso Vittorio Emanuele street
The long shopping street, closed to cars, from the old town to the station.
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Via Roma street
The street along the foot of the old town, with the Palazzo di Città and its cafés.
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Lungomare Trieste street
The seafront promenade under the palms, looking out over the gulf.
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Gulf of Salerno Golfo di Salerno waterway
The bay between the Amalfi Coast and the Cilento, in front of the whole town.
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Villa Comunale park
The town’s 19th-century garden, the heart of the Luci d’Artista in winter.
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Teatro Verdi building
The opera house of 1872, red and gold inside.
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Piazza della Libertà square
The big new square by the sea at the west end of the Lungomare, in front of the curved Crescent building.
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Molo Manfredi building
The pier with Zaha Hadid’s ferry terminal, where the boats leave for the Amalfi Coast and Capri.
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Giardino della Minerva park
The medieval garden of medicinal plants, on terraces above the old town.
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Medieval aqueduct Acquedotto medievale bridge
The high pointed arches that legend says the devil built in one night.