{"id":98,"count":3,"description":"\"greek<\/a><\/strong>Paestum<\/strong>, called Poseidonia<\/strong> at the time of Magna Graecia<\/span><\/strong>, was founded in the 6th century BC Its remains are located in the province of Salerno in Campania, 3 km from the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the plain of Sele .\r\nIt is an important archaeological site.<\/span> Its 4.75 km long wall, its three Doric and Ionic temples, as well as its museum, make it the most remarkable architectural ensemble of Magna Graecia.<\/span>\r\nIn 1998, UNESCO inscribed the site as World Heritage of Humanity.<\/span>\r\nPaestum is officially located in the Cilento and Val di Diano National Park, although in geographical withdrawal.<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\nThe site includes buildings from Greek and Roman times, including the three great Greek temples (two Doric and one Dorico-Ionic), as well as a bouleuterion, a small Roman amphitheater, a comitium and a heroon (a small funerary temple\u00a0dedicated to the founding heroes of the city), without omitting the Roman gates.\r\n\r\nThe contemporary city of Paestum is south of the archaeological site, it is a popular seaside resort, on a coastline with long sandy beaches.\r\n\r\nSee, in our section dedicated to Paestum:<\/span>\r\n