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- David FNew York City, NY6 contributionsSalerno; especially the old town is one of the most underrated places on the Amalfi coast. We stayed in the old city which comes alive at night with many excellent restaurants ( no need for a car). and cafes. It was the perfect place to use as a base to see other places. We took a bus to Vietri (15 minutes) and a Ferry to other little villages without the crowds of Amalfi and Capri. The restaurants are very reasonable and the people are wonderfulWritten September 21, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- David MPortsmouth, UK3,493 contributionsWe sailed and walked this route. A long section of coastline in the area south of Salerno, perfect for strolling, cycling or running. lots of bars and gelato stops possibleWritten September 12, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- D&FMiami, FL76 contributionsWe went to a candlelight concert in this beautiful scenic church it eas the most beautiful concert ive ever been too!! I definitely recommend doing a candlelight conceet in Salerno!Written August 26, 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- NYCAffiliateMilan, Italy43 contributionsThe monumental complex of S. Peter at the Court in Salerno, consists of the hypogeum - Chapel of St. Anne, the bell tower the courtroom and the upper hall of representation from the Church of St. Peter at the Court (Palatine Chapel), dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul. Duke-Prince Arechis II founded it during the Lombard age in the 8th century AD, during the time span between 758 and 774. It is a unique example in Europe of preservation of standing original walls of Lombard civil architecture.
The area where the Palatium was built had been occupied in the Roman period by a thermal bath of the Flavian-Trajan era (1st-2nd cent. AD). The groundwater of the historic centre is fed by two important streams: the Rafastia and the Fusandola. The Rafastia is the river that feeds the ancient frigidarium of S. Pietro a Corte. In late antiquity the structures, long abandoned due to flooding, were partly re-used as a place of Christian worship with an attached burial ground that returned inscriptions dating from the 5th to the 7th century AD. In the 8th century, in order to build the Palatium, the vaults of the thermal building were demolished, and inside the hall and its early Christian burial forepart were built powerful pillars and half-pillars designed to hold the overlying floor of the hall of representation of the Church (Palatine Chapel).
The monumental complex has five main layers:
• Roman baths (1st-2nd cent. AD);
• Building of early Christian worship, with an adjoining burial ground (5th-7th cent. AD);
• Throne hall and private chapel of the palace of the Lombard period (second half of the 8th century AD);
• The Church of St. Peter 'at the Court' with its phases and the Romanesque frescoes (from the 12th century).
• The medieval public palace: during the 13th century, the building was also the site of the meetings of Parliament and in it was held the ceremony of conferring the degrees of the Salerno Medical School.
In the alluvial layer were placed the burials of an ecclesia built in the thermal environments and frequented over the centuries 5th-7th from the various Socrates, Albulus, Teodenanda, Eutychia, Christians, therefore, of different ethnicity: Greek, Gothic, Roman.
The "Chronicon Salernitanum" bears witness to a bell tower erected by Prince Guaimar II around 922 AD. The present Romanesque bell tower that stands on the north side of the church belongs to a period later than the 10th century, as it was established based on stratigraphic relationships with the other surviving structures and quotas of the ancient roadways. Against the north wall of the complex, the small chapel dedicated to St. Anne, adjoining the Hypogeum has a 16th century painting representing the Virgin and Child with Saints as well as other frescoes on the north face and the vault devoted to the life of the Virgin attributed to Filippo Pennino, of the second half of the 18th century.
During the building of the chapel of the Lombard Duke’s palace, the vaults of the underlying space were eliminated and a loft was made, where colored marble “carpets” coming from buildings of the Imperial age were put. “Comacine” masters who worked at the Lombard court expertly assembled the pieces of red porphyry, green serpentine, bardiglio, cipollino and other types of polychrome marble and some of these are still today a unique exemplar of the early medieval decorative floor review.
Even the apse of the church was covered with a marble mosaic made up of several pieces of glass painted in gold, according to an old technique of the Roman tradition, also known by the glassmaker masters of the 8th century.Written October 10, 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Joseph GMontreal, Canada5,195 contributionsLocated in the old town, this aqueduct was built in the 9th century to supply water to the monastery of St-benedict. It is popularly known as "Devil's bridge" and was said to have been built in one night with the help of demons by the Salerno magician and alchemist of the 12th century Pietro Barliario. Popular superstition also holds that walking under the arches from nightfall to dawn would bring youin contact with demons or evil spirits.
It is in Via Arce that this aqueduct is the highest standing at 21 meters.Written October 12, 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Skeney57Sydney, Australia25,011 contributionsBut very bland inside? The design is sweeping and from a distance visually impressive and very modern. A bit of an oyster or a manta ray?? I was not sure of the intent. But on entry I soon found out! The bar, called Bahr, was an overpriced joint and not worth the trip. The tourist girls were friendly & helpful but apart from an expensive gift shop, that was about it? Maybe if our MSC ship had been able to dock there it might of been more attractive?Written July 27, 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Russ LacuataLong Beach, CA9,834 contributionsThe most character filled street in Salerno. The historic street crosses the entire centro storico. It is the center of life for the old town with lots of shops, boutiques, restaurants and the antique buildings that line up along the lane.Written January 10, 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Lolly’s LookNew York City, NY14,980 contributionsThis was our first stop on our drive along the Amalfi Coast. It has a very nice quiet view. We stopped to enjoy the scenery, blue water, boats and stretch our legs.
Very nice, very quiet place by the sea. Especially characteristic with boats and rWritten November 4, 2017This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - OldjackGreater Melbourne, Australia29,214 contributionsIt dates back to1866 and handles about 17,000 people per day and apart from that it was a relatively clean and tidy station. Ticketing was simple and there were atendants assisting so overall a good working station right in the city.Written June 2, 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- annamaria2470Salerno, Italy311 contributionsthis place is a special location for concert of classic music or jazz and for exhibition. it's fresh in summer.Written March 14, 2017This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- NYCAffiliateMilan, Italy43 contributionsThe area of ​​the Palazzo was to extend from the Barbuti district to Vicolo Pietra del Pesce and was arranged longitudinally in a north-south axis; the north side was aligned with the present north wall of the church of S. Pietro a Corte; the south side must have coincided with via Pietra del Pesce that at the time overlooked the beach and the sea; the east side was probably just beyond the current Largo Antica Corte; the west side must have coincided with the alignment of the western facade of the Palatine church with via Pietra del Pesce. Some confirmations have recently been made on this last delimitation based on essays on the walls of the building adjacent to the Palatine Chapel, with access from Largo S. Pietro a Corte, and which largely occupied the area of ​​the Palace. On this wall, which corresponds to the southern continuation of the west facade of the Palatine Chapel, traces of the sequence of single-lancet windows that must have constituted the famous loggia of the Palace open to the west, which completes the features of the loggia, have been found during recent works carried out by the Superintendency. already brought to light in the 70s, divided by brick arches resting on pulvini, capitals and bare marble columns. The loggia is completed by a graceful mullioned window, placed on the north facade towards the western corner of the Chapel, made up of round brick arches, pulvinus supported by an early medieval capital and bare marble column. The loggia overlooked the western part of the city on a large "platea", crossed by a natural stream that is continuously fed and corresponding to the current Via dei Canali, located about ten, twelve meters below the "noble floor" of the Palace, helping to make the palace even more impressive but, at the same time, "open" towards the city.The Loggia was the first element of the city to "hit" the sailors entering the port which, at that time, was one of the pulsating centers of Mediterranean mercantile activities. With the fall of the Lombard authority and the construction of Terracena Castle, this "sacrum salernitanum vetustum palatium", as Duke William called it in May 1119, went into disuse and its courts were opened and sold by the state property as building land.Written October 9, 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
