• The Cathedral, a Romanic building dedicated to the cult of Saint Matthew, the patron, consecrated in 1084, by Pope Saint Gregory VII (who is buried there after dying in Salerno during his exile). The main entrance is made of bronze. The atrium is surrounded by a colonnade with 28 round arches columns. On the sides there are some Roman sarcophaguses. Inside there is a treasure chapel where there are several Gothic shrines. Among the others there is one of the arms of the Saint. Under the main altar, there is the Crypt. On the side of the Cathedral there is the bell tower, built during XII century. ( Cathedral card --->)
  • Diocesan museum, where a miniated Exultet of XIII century is kept ( Diocesan museum card --->)
  • Provincial archaeological museum, with finds of the whole province (Provincial archaeological museum card--->)
  • Porta Nuova, that divides the ancient part of the town from the modern one (Porta Nuova card --->)
  • Arechi Castle, its name comes from the famous Longobard prince who loved so much Salerno and who was very loved by people (Arechi Castle card --->)
  • La Carnale fortress, a tower built in 1563 to defend Salerno from Saracens. Its name comes from a terrible battle fought in 872 that provoked the death of many Turks near the rock where the fortress is ( Carnale fortress card--->)
  • Archaeological Area of Fratte, 4.500 square meters with buildings constructed from VI century b.C. There are the remains of an Etrurian-Samnite necropolis (8 tuff tombs, two of which are room like with funereal couches), a cistern and a furnace (Fratte Archaeological Area --->)
  • San Benedetto Church, Romanic style, a nave and two aisles between due rows of columns and pillars with round arches. (San Benedetto Church card --->)
  • SS. Crocifisso Church, with paintings of XIII century in the crypt (SS. Crocifisso Church card--->)
  • San Gregorio Church, with a didactic Museum of the Salernitan Medical School. ( card -->)
  • Minerva Gardens, where students from the School of Medicine learnt the therapeutic power of plants (Minerva Gardens card --->)
  • Flavio Gioia Square, called “Rotonda”, because of the shape of the buildings that surround it. At the centre there is the Dolphin Fountain created by the artist Riccardo Dalisi (Flavio Gioia Square card --->)
  • Largo Campo, a small square with a wonderful fountain a many noble houses, such Genovesi palace (Largo Campo card --->)
  • San Giorgio Church, with the main altar rich of bas-reliefs and marble sculptures (San Giorgio Church card --->)
  • Annunziata Church, with its nice Baroque bell tower by Sanfelice (Annunziata Church card --->)
  • The Trieste seafront of Salerno is the seafront of the western area of the city, more famous and ancient than the seafronts of the eastern area (Lungomare Tafuri, Lungomare Marconi and Lungomare Colombo), it is one of the most appreciated meeting places for the people of Salerno. (Trieste seafront card--->)
  • Gardens of Villa Comunale ( card --->)
  • Theatre “Giuseppe Verdi”, with decorations by salernitani artists Fortunato and Gaetano D’Agostino and paintings by Domenico Morelli and pupils (The Verdi Theatre card--->)
  • Provincial Art Gallery of Salerno (card --->)
  • Church of San Pietro A Corte di Salerno: An ancient palatine chapel or even the throne room of the Lombard princes, it is the only place in the city that is certainly associated with the Salernitan medical school. (card --- >)
  • Mercatello park, with rare and beautiful plants (card --->)
  • The Roberto Papi Museum of Salerno is entirely dedicated to the history of medicine and its evolution. (Card --->)
  • The Alfonso Tafuri Ceramics Collection in Salerno is a museum dedicated to ceramics. (Card--->)
  • The historic center of Salerno is full of winding alleys and narrow streets. (Card--->)
  • The entire green area of the Seminario Park is located on a small promontory of 30,000 square meters with many terraces. (Card--->)
  • Pinocchio park in Salerno (Card--->)
  • Irno Park (Card--->)
  • Villa Carrara and its garden is a historic villa located in Salerno. It is surrounded by a large park with a variety of plants and trees. (Card--->)
  • The Salerno Maritime Station was designed by Anglo-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid and inaugurated on April 25, 2016. (Card--->)
  • Piazza della Libertà is a public square (Card--->)
  • Palazzo Fruscione is a historic Norman palace built on top of an ancient Roman thermal building (some mosaics are visible). (Card--->)