May 18,2012 Paestum

We wanted to come to Paestum since it has the best Greek Temples anywhere.This town was founded by the Greeks in the 6th century B.C. and was a key stop on a trade route.Later in the 3rd century the Romans took over and called it Paestum.After beeing deserted for a 1000 years from Malaria it was rediscovered in the 1800's.The Temples of Neptune and Hera date back to 450 and 550B.C. The temple of Hera is one of the oldest standing anywhere.You can see the Temple of Ceres as well. We also visited the museum where there were artifacts dating from the Greeks to the Romans all found at this sight.Temple of Neptune the largest

Temple of Hera

Temple of Ceres