The Certosa Di San Lorenzo Di Padula and Paestum

The Certosa Di San Lorenzo Di Padula and Paestum

The Charterhouse of Padula, or of San Lorenzo is a Charterhouse located in Padula, in the Vallo di Diano, in the province of Salerno. It is the first Charterhouse to have arisen in Campania, anticipating that of San Martino in Naples and San Giacomo in Capri. Occupying an area of 51,500 m², counting on three cloisters, a garden, a courtyard and a church, it is one of the most sumptuous baroque monumental complexes of southern Italy as well as the largest Carthusian monastery on a national level and among the largest in Europe.

Since 1957 it has housed the provincial archaeological museum of western Lucania and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998 along with the nearby archaeological sites of Velia, Paestum, Vallo di Diano and the Cilento National Park.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Certosa di Padula, Viale Certosa 1, 84034 Padula Italy

It starts from Naples to reach the Certosa di San Lorenzo, it takes about 2 hours by car, during the journey we will make a pleasant stop in one of the famous dairies, located between Battipaglia and Eboli, where you can taste the famous buffalo mozzarella produced local world-wide.

Arrival at the Certosa di San Lorenzo in Padula

It is the largest and most famous Italian Carthusian monastery in the province of Salerno. Founded in 1306, this monastery has the largest cloister in the world (about 12,000 m²) and is surrounded by 84 columns.

The main part is in Baroque style and occupies an area of 51,500 m² on which more than 320 rooms have been built. Today the Charterhouse houses the Provincial Archaeological Museum of Western Lucania, which contains a collection of finds from the excavations of the necropolis of Sala Consilina and Padula. The tour lasts about 2/3 hours.

The lunch break will be made at one of the typical restaurants so you can enjoy the Lucan cuisine.

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Archaeological Park of Paestum, 84047 Paestum, Capaccio-Paestum Italy

Paestum, also known as Pesto [1], is an ancient city of Magna Graecia called by the founders Poseidonia in honor of Poseidon, but very devoted to Athena and Era. After its conquest by the Lucanians it was called Paistom, to then assume, under the Romans, the name of Paestum. The extension of its inhabited area is still well recognizable today, enclosed by its Greek walls, as modified in the Lucan and then Roman periods.

It is considered one of the most important monumental complexes of Magna Graecia

In the archaeological site there are innumerable artifacts and decorative artifacts, many of which are kept in the National Archaeological Museum. Of immense beauty, the three Doric temples are in excellent condition, so much so that they are considered unique examples of Magno-Greek architecture: the Temple of Neptune (530 BC) actually dedicated to Hera and built in sandstone, is the largest among the temples of Paestum; the Temple of Athena (500 BC), also known as the Temple of Ceres; the Basilica (540 a.c.) which is actually a temple dedicated to Hera.

After the visit, return to Naples

Duration: 3 hours