Travel by train with Italo, the Official Italian High Speed Train, from Salerno to Rome from [PRICE] €

Are you thinking of a Mediterranean destination to spend a few days? Take an Italo Treno and visit Salerno, a city to discover between the Amalfi Coast and Cilento! Salerno is located on the shore, but its landscape is varied, dominated by the 952 meters of Mount Stella. You have the sea in front of you and a view of the Lattari Mountains behind you, you are ready to explore the city and relax among the scent of the sea and good food.

Famous for being the location of the first medical school in the world, a visit to Salerno must begin in its historic center among its alleys and narrow streets that stretch from Corso Vittorio Emanuele to Via Mercanti. You will be welcomed in the historic center by the Church of San Peitro in Vinculis, located in the central Piazza Portanova. But among the oldest and most magnificent monuments of the city, you will find first of all the medieval Cathedral, which deserves a visit for its frescoes and mosaics and for the Baroque-style crypt. Among the oldest and most iconic architectures of Salerno, you can also appreciate Palazzo Fruscione, which is now used as an exhibition center, as well as the Santa Sofia Complex, which was once a monastery. For the rest, you can walk aimlessly through the streets of the center and you will surely find some city walls adorned with the poetry of the Salerno poet Alfonso Gatto.

To have a special view of Salerno from above and to get out of the city rhythm, it will be enough to climb to the upper part of the historic center, to the Gardens of Minerva: among ancient stone buildings and the botanical garden, it is a quiet place to relax and rest. If you prefer to walk near the sea, you cannot miss the Lungomare Trieste of Salerno, 1 km and a half long and lined with palm trees, connecting the marina with Piazza della Libertà.

When it's lunchtime, you can finally dedicate yourself to another pleasure, that of the table: the queen of typical Salerno dishes is DOP buffalo mozzarella. An irresistible delight, try the buffalo mozzarella as the main ingredient of pizza: try that of the Antica Pizzeria Vicolo della Neve, one of the oldest restaurants in the city! Other typical dishes you can taste in Salerno are pasta and beans, cod with potatoes, stuffed spleen or - for sweet lovers - the traditional pastiera or scazzetta, sponge cake with strawberry cream.

After a hearty meal, shake off fatigue with a bit of shopping. The historic center is the area of Salerno where you can find many shops and craft workshops: in particular between Via dei Mercanti, Via Duomo and Via Masuccio Salernitano where you can indulge and choose the most beautiful leather bags or sandals, wooden and fused glass objects and ceramic furnishings. Everything naturally made by skilled craftsmen.

And now that you've seen Salerno, you're probably ready to continue your journey and head along the Amalfi Coast, reachable by bus or, in the summer season, by ferry.

Don't miss the opportunity for a fantastic journey with a view of the Mediterranean, Salerno awaits you: buy your Italo ticket!

Visit Rome by train, the Italian capital elected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. With its great beauty, Rome is one of the most visited cities in the world. Unmissable destinations for a weekend in Rome include the Imperial Forums and the Colosseum, reminders of the glorious Roman era, Saint Peter's and the Vatican Museums, the Pantheon monument, which can be visited for free, and the Trevi Fountain, restored thanks to investments from the historic Italian fashion house Fendi. To admire the breathtaking panorama of Rome's rooftops, you can climb to the Gianicolo, to blend in with the real Romans you can choose Testaccio, to find secret places the advice is to look for the Coppedè district or the Orange Garden, while in the evening you can get lost in the alleys of Monti and the taverns of Trastevere.

But Rome is also about shopping, around Piazza di Spagna you can find some of the most beautiful streets in the world such as via Condotti and via del Babuino, where you can make luxury purchases Made in Italy such as Armani, Dolce and Gabbana and Prada, while Via del Corso with its international chains is a real open-air shopping center, which extends from Piazza Venezia to Piazzale Flaminio. Must-see during a Christmas or New Year's weekend to admire the installations and illuminations, which decorate the city center, competing with the rest of the world.

Where to eat in Rome is, instead, only an embarrassment of choice, a good cacio e pepe or amatriciana will make you dive into the authentic Lazio cuisine; for authentic Jewish cuisine there is the Ghetto, for the trendiest and youngest locals, but also an inexpensive trattoria, the Pigneto and San Lorenzo districts or the new area between Garbatella and Ostiense offer everything, from wine from the Castelli to good Japanese sushi.

The capital is also a city of major events: don't miss the 8th of December, the opening of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy wanted by Pope Francis and reaching Rome by train to attend the papal audiences will be the right choice.

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