Full-Day Paestum Private Tour with Hotel Pickup
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Naples, Italy
8 to 9 hours (approx.)
Hotel pickup offered
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Overview
Enjoy a fantastic day in Paestum: learn about its ancient Greeks and Romans roots.
Visti the majestic Paestum Archeological Site with the famous Temple of Nettuno and Hera, choose the Guided Option to have your personnel tour guide.
Decide to chose the option with the farm tour and enjoy few hours learning about the Mozzarella and all locals products production.
What's Included
- Lunch Mozzarella And Local Products Tasting (Only If Option Selected)
- Paestum Archeological Site Entrance Fees
- Private transportation
- Private English Speaking Driver
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Tour Guide in Paestum Temples (Only If Option Selected)
Meeting and Pickup
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Pickup details
**Please send us your accommodation details in order to arrange your pick up**
What To Expect
Archaeological Park of Paestum
Founded by the Greeks around 600 B.C.E., it was initially called Poseidonia, from Poseidon, or Neptune, god of the sea, to whom the city had been dedicated. Between 400 and 273 before it was occupied by the Italic population of the Lucanians. In 273 it became a Roman colony with the name of Paestum. But there is no doubt that the foundation of the city was preceded by the installation of a commercial farm on the left bank and near the mouth of the Silaros river and that the malarial conditions of the land then induced the primitive settlers to move the inhabited center towards the east, on a bench calcareous slightly raised on the plain and on the coast, along the course of another minor river (river Salso or Capofiume). From the primitive plant on the Silaros developed the sea and river port of the city and near it arose the Temple of Era Argiva, which soon became one of the largest and most venerated sanctuaries in ancient Italy: about 50 stadiums separated the city from Heraion and the its emporium on the river.The end of the Roman Empire coincided roughly with the end of the city. Towards 500 C.E., in fact, following a malaria epidemic, aggravated by the unhealthiness of the territory, the inhabitants gradually left the city. The rediscovery of Paestum dates back to 1762, when the modern road that still crosses it was built.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Tempio di Hera II
The so-called Temple of Neptune (also called the Temple of Poseidon) is the largest temple of the ancient polis of Poseidonia (known with the Roman name of Pæstum), built around the middle of the fifth century BC, the time of greatest flowering in the center [1 ]. It stands in the urban southern sanctuary, just north of the c.d. Basilica, arranged parallel to this. The cell, inside which the image of the titular divinity of the temple was kept, is divided into three naves by two rows of two overlapping orders of seven Doric columns, characterized by an uninterrupted thinning of the stems from the bottom up.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Tempio di Hera II
Better known as the Basilica, from the name that the eighteenth-century scholars gave it for the almost total disappearance of the cell walls, the pediment and the entablature.
It is actually dedicated to Hera, bride of Zeus and main divinity of Poseidonia.
It is a Peripterus with nine columns on the fronts and eighteen on the sides (m. 24.35x54), the cell has well preserved the pronaos, in correspondence with the odd number of columns on the front and is departed from a central colonnade, partly preserved and intended to support the climax of the roof. At the back of the cell is the adyton, an environment inaccessible to the faithful as the seat of the temple treasure.
Singular peculiarity, among all the monuments of Doric architecture, offers here and in the temple of Ceres the collar of the capital decorated with pods and sometimes surrounded on the curve of the echinus by a band of lotus flowers and rosettes. In the excavations of 1912 many elements of the clay decoration were collected.
The crowning of the temple was in terracotta painted with fake lion-headed eaves and ended with palm-shaped antefixes.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Pizzeria Il Tempio
A green avenue leads to the Tempio farm. A place of pure relaxation, with entirely natural scents and flavors.
Enjoy a fantastic Farm tour and learn about the buffalos secrets and mozzarella production and after, enjoy the mozzarella tasting with all local products (If option selected)!
4 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
Frequently Asked Questions
(6)Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Full-Day Paestum Private Tour with Hotel Pickup?
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.
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Activity code: C-71989P36
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Frequently Asked Questions (6)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Boat Tours customers.
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What is the cancellation policy for the Full-Day Paestum Private Tour with Hotel Pickup?
A:Apr 2025
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CEST).
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What's included in the price?
A:
Apr 2025
The following is included:
- Lunch. Mozzarella And Local Products Tasting (Only If Option Selected).
- Paestum Archeological Site Entrance Fees.
- Private transportation.
- Private English Speaking Driver.
- Air-conditioned vehicle.
- Tour Guide in Paestum Temples (Only If Option Selected).
Q:
What is the minimum age for this tour?
A:
There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025
Q:
My date is not available in the calendar, I am just checking to see if it is available?
A:
If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025
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Is this an accessible tour?
A:Apr 2025
Accessibility information for the Full-Day Paestum Private Tour with Hotel Pickup is as follows:
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Where is the meeting point for this activity?
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Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Full-Day Paestum Private Tour with Hotel Pickup will be included in your confirmation email from City Boat Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024What's Included
- LunchMozzarella And Local Products Tasting (Only If Option Selected)
- Paestum Archeological Site Entrance Fees
- Private transportation
- Private English Speaking Driver
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Tour Guide in Paestum Temples (Only If Option Selected)
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
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