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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!