Excursions and field trips


Salerno has a strategic geographical position that makes it the base of many beautiful itineraries: Capri, Pompeii, Herculaneum, Paestum, Amalfi, Ravello, Positano, Sorrento, Ischia, Caserta, Vesuvio and Naples are some of the main destinations you can easily reach from Salerno by car, bus, train or by ferry-boat.
Accademia Italiana also organizes guided trips to Rome and Florence on request for university group students.
AMALFI ( 30 minutes by ferry-boat):
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE
Amalfi is one of the most important city on the Coast. Its medieval architecture and the 11th century cathedral of St. Andrew richly represent the artistic movement prevailing in Southern Italy at the time of the Normans. The Amalfi coast is famed for its production of Limoncello liqueur and for its hand-made thick paper which is called "bambagina".
POMPEII ( 20 minutes by train):
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE
The city of Pompeii is famous all over the world because it was destroyed and buried by the explosion of Vesuvio in 79 AD. The city was rediscovered in 1599. Since then there has been continuous archaeological work carried out and still today they are digging up other relics. Today, Pompeii is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.


POSITANO (40 minutes by ferry-boat):
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE
Positano is one of the most attractive towns along the Amalfi Coast, with its winding streets and typical Mediterranean architecture. Famous worldwide for its fashion (Moda Positano),handmade clothing and sandals, Positano is one of the most popular destination after Capri. Positano has also been the backdrop for many famous films.
PAESTUM (40 minutes by train):
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE
Paestum was founded around the end of the 7th century BC by colonists from the Greek city of Sybaris originally known as Poseidonia. Today you can admire the magnificent Greek temples in Doric style dating from the first half of the 6th century BC. These were dedicated to Hera and Athena, although they have traditionally been identified as a basilica and temples of Neptune and Ceres. Paestum is also famous for its lovely golden beaches.
HERCULANEUM ( 1 hour from Salerno):
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE
Herculaneum was an ancient Roman town destroyed by an eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in AD 79, the same eruption that destroyed Pompeii.
CAPRI ( 70 Minutes by ferry boat –jet from Salerno):
Capri is one of the most beautiful and famous island. Some of the main areas of the island include the following: the Marina Piccola (the little harbour), the Belvedere of Tragara (a high panoramic promenade lined with villas), the limestone crags called sea stacks that project above the sea (the Faraglioni), the town of Anacapri, the Blue Grotto (Grotta Azzurra), and the ruins of the Imperial Roman villas.