Salerno
Italy · Campania
Salerno is a city and comune in Campania, southern Italy, and the capital of the province of the same name. With 125,958 inhabitants as of 2025, it is the second most populous municipality in the region after Naples. The city lies on the Gulf of Salerno, on the Tyrrhenian Sea. Salerno city’s origins are probably Magna Greece, though the dated archaeological evidence cited is a 6th-century BC Etruscan-Campanian necropolis; the clearer Magna Graecia link is nearby Poseidonia/Paestum.
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Things to do in Salerno
- Amalfi Coast & Positano: Boat Tour with Snorkeling & Drinks · 8 h · from $106.18 · 4.9/5 (1,000 reviews)
- Sorrento, Amalfi Coast, Pompeii Day Tour from Naples or Salerno · 9 h · from $148.42 · 4.8/5 (1,842 reviews)
- Amalfi Coast Full Day Tour with Boat Option · 9 h · from $124.45 · 4.9/5 (1,481 reviews)
- Positano, Pompeii, and Sorrento Day Trip from Naples/Salerno · 8 h · from $102.76 · 4.8/5 (979 reviews)
- Pompeii and Herculaneum Small-Group with an Expert Archaeologist · 11 h · from $71.93 · 4.8/5 (114 reviews)
- Positano, Amalfi, and Ravello Full Day Tour with Boat Option · 8 h · from $102.76 · 4.8/5 (2,326 reviews)
Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC+1 · 7 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Region
- Campania
- Main language
- Italian
- On the map
- 40.68° N, 14.77° E
Near Salerno
- Amalfi · 15 km away
- Nocelle · 24 km away
- Pompeii · 24 km away
- Positano · 25 km away
- Sorrento · 34 km away
- Naples · 47 km away
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