Paestum Trip Overview
Leave the hotel to Paestum, the capital of the buffalo mozzarella cheese. Visit a buffalo mozzarella factory where you will be invited to see the complete process to make the mozzarella. You will have the chance to taste the real mozzarella. After the visit, continue to visit the archaeological site with Private guide: Paestum. Its Doric temples, surpassed even by those of Athens in noble simplicity and good preservation, produces an incomparable effect of majesty and grandeur. The ancient site is set in a grassy field surrounded by gardens and hills. The site is small, but it is very charming. Here you will find the tomb paintings, one of which, the so-called “Tomb of the Diver”, is a graceful and expressive naturalistic piece of Greek wall painting in Italy.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Paestum, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Paestum, Campania, Italy
Leave the hotel to Paestum, the capital of the buffalo mozzarella cheese. Visit a buffalo mozzarella factory where you will be invited to see the complete process to make the mozzarella. You will have the chance to taste the real mozzarella. After the visit, continue to visit the archaeological site with Private guide: Paestum. Its Doric temples, surpassed even by those of Athens in noble simplicity and good preservation, produces an incomparable effect of majesty and grandeur. The ancient site is set in a grassy field surrounded by gardens and hills. The site is small, but it is very charming. Here you will find the tomb paintings, one of which, the so-called “Tomb of the Diver”, is a graceful and expressive naturalistic piece of Greek wall painting in Italy.
Stop At: Archaeological Park of Paestum, 84047 Paestum, Capaccio-Paestum Italy
The Greek temples of Paestum are some of the most stunning ancient monuments in Italy. Still standing after 2500 years, they embody the Greek ideals of beauty, rationality, and the sacred. This is a day trip to the bottom of the sea. You will have time to explore the vast site. Tomb of the Diver, terra cotta clay pots still filled with now-crystallized honey, and other treasures from the site.
These fertile grassy plains are perfect for nourishing the famous water buffalo of Campania, most likely brought from Sicily by the Normans in 1000 AD. And, luckily for us, close to Paestum is one of the region’s top buffalo mozzarella producers where we can arrange to taste their wonderful cheeses, followed by a classic pasta from the area and a scrumptious, seasonal dessert
Duration: 8 hours
