Paestum

Pros: Ancient sights
Cons: hot and crowded in summer

My Paestum

I may seem a bit arrogant in calling it like this but surely I do not claim any right of property by this title. It's only my pure impressions and ideas the magnificent views brought to my soul and memory.

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Pros: The ancient vistas
Cons: No English in the Museum

I visited Paestum in June, when the town was practically deserted. I would recommend an overnight stay there to anyone, for several reasons. It is off the beaten track, for starters. The most common visitors seem to be German tourists who tend to stop...

Pros: Can be reached easily by car from Rome or the Amalfi Coast
Cons: Tacky tourist shops

Paestum is best seen in the early morning, before the crowd. My wife and I visited the site at opening time. The only other visitors where an American architectural student on leave from his studio in Switzerland and a local picking his salad greens...