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Paestum Ruins Tour: Explore Ancient Temples and Museum
4.8
127 Ratings
Paestum
Embark on a 2-hour small group tour of the ancient ruins of Paestum with a professional archaeologist. Discover the magnificent Doric temples, amphitheater, and more. Skip-the-line tickets included!
Embark on a 2-hour small group tour of the ancient ruins of Paestum with a professional archaeologist. Discover the magnificent Doric temples, amphitheater, and more. Skip-the-line tickets included!
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Archaeological Park of Paestum - Discover the archaeological site of Paestum, renowned as the best-preserved Graeco-Roman city, through a two-hour walking tour led by a licensed archaeological guide.
- Tempio di Hera II - The Temple of Hera II in Paestum, previously known as Poseidonia, is often mistakenly called the ‘Temple of Poseidon’ or…
- Archaeological Park of Paestum - Discover the archaeological site of Paestum, renowned as the best-preserved Graeco-Roman city, through a two-hour walking tour led by a licensed archaeological guide.
- Tempio di Hera II - The Temple of Hera II in Paestum, previously known as Poseidonia, is often mistakenly called the ‘Temple of Poseidon’ or ‘Temple of Neptunus’. It is the more northern and recent of the two Hera temples in Paestum.
- Temple of Athena - The Temple of Athena, also referred to as the Temple of Ceres (circa 500 BC), is a Greek temple in Paestum, located near the much larger so-called Basilica.
- Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Paestum - Visit the fascinating National Archaeological Museum, which houses an impressive collection of local Greek artworks from the 7th century BC. The museum’s standout feature is the frescoes discovered in the ‘Tomb of the Diver’.
What's Included
- Skip the line Paestum ticket
- Guided tour with an archaeologist
- Skip the line Paestum ticket
- Guided tour with an archaeologist
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Transportation
- Food and drinks
- Transportation
Additional Information
Join a 2-hour guided exploration of the ancient ruins of Paestum, a distinguished UNESCO World Heritage site, led by a professional archaeologist. Enjoy skip-the-line access for an intimate group of up to 20 participants.
Discover the enchanting ruins of Paestum, featuring its three stunning Doric temples, the amphitheater, the forum, and the markets….
Join a 2-hour guided exploration of the ancient ruins of Paestum, a distinguished UNESCO World Heritage site, led by a professional archaeologist. Enjoy skip-the-line access for an intimate group of up to 20 participants.
Discover the enchanting ruins of Paestum, featuring its three stunning Doric temples, the amphitheater, the forum, and the markets. After exploring the ruins, visit the National Archaeological Museum, which houses some of the most exquisite artworks of Magna Graecia.
Paestum is one of Italy’s most cherished archaeological sites, located in the northern part of the Cilento region, near the Sele River, along the Tyrrhenian Sea coast. Originally established by Greek settlers as Poseidonia, it flourished into the leading city of Magna Graecia.
- Wear comfortable shoes, sunglasses and sunscreen in the summer.
- Bring a small bottle of water
- Travelers under 18 are advised to bring a passport or ID to qualify for free admission.
- Not recommended for travelers with mobility issue or impairments, because of steps and ramps, little steep climb, please contact us and ask for a suitable private tour for your needs
Location
Basilica Paleocristiana dell'Annunziata
Piazza Della Basilica
Meet the guide outside the Basilica Paleocristiana dell’Annunziata in Piazza Basilica.
The guide will have an ASKOS TOURS sign to be recognized.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(127 Ratings)
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Fiammettafinazzi
Apr 27, 2025
Exciting. - Fantastic Mario. Exciting transport and the simplicity with which it brought us back to the great emotions experienced between school desks, between Greeks and Romans... up to our times. Experience that I greatly underestimated: definitely to be redone.
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Annimichi
Apr 26, 2025
Passionate and competent guide! - Our guide, Camillo, accompanied us on an exciting and wonderful visit! You can feel all the love he has for the material and for the places he showed us .. super recommended!
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U161xesilviac
Apr 25, 2025
Great experience - Mario archaeologist very prepared, engaging and generous. Beyond expectations. Amazing museum, lovely archaeological park. Thank you.
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Fabriziom803
Apr 11, 2025
Paestum - The guided tour of the archaeological site of Paestum and museum fully met our expectations. Mario the guide has proved prepared and passionate explaining exhaustively every detail.... even curiosities.
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Giuseppecs2967bk
Apr 7, 2025
One of kind experience - Amazing experience, Tonia, our guide, was very knowledgeable and set the proper pace, introducing concept and answering to all our questions. Absolutely suggested to first-timer or to who want to learn more about this marvellous pieces of Italy.
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Trail61636605202
Mar 22, 2025
Great tour - We have wonderful tour with the Guide: Ivan Torese. Professional and friendly. It were round trip in the site and the Museum also.
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Landth
Feb 22, 2025
Best 2 hours in Italy so far - Our guide was extremely knowledgable, was able to transfer that knowledge to a small group of genuinely interested travellers today. The site is amazing, and she brought it to life for us.
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Terryhenderson1963
Feb 13, 2025
An interesting and insightful tour - My wife and I enjoyed this trip immensely and I would like to give a lot of praise to our Askos Tour Guide - Mario - who made the whole experience a positive one. He was extremely knowledgeable and spoke clearly, ensuring that we learnt a lot about the history of the site and the importance and relevance of the structures. Make sure that you go to the correct location for the meeting point - we initially went to the entrance to the site, but the meeting point is actually a few minutes walk away at Basilica Paleocristiana dellAnnunziata, in Piazza Della Basilica. The site is about a 10 minute walk from Paestum train station, just cross the road when you exit the station and keep walking. There did not seem to be a lot else to do in Paestum, but it is worth spending some time in the museum to add some context to the ruins.
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Sarah_c
Apr 14, 2025
Worthwhile trip - We didn’t get to see the ancient temples when we were in Greece, so it was really special to be able to see them in Italy knowing that this might be our last chance. I think the site it definitely worth visiting. The tour was good but the guide walked very fast and sometimes started explaining things before the whole group got to where she stopped. There was a larger group of about 14 and we didn’t have headsets so it was difficult to hear a lot of the tour guide’s statements.
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Ryanrb7362te
Jan 8, 2025
Last Minute Cancellation - Received a text 24 hours prior to our scheduled tour letting us know that they were cancelling, but we could upgrade to the private tour for a 'supplement'. After going back and forth via text, we settled on just getting a refund because we weren't going to pay $130 more per person (price difference on the website). When we requested the refund, we were told to go into our own reservation and cancel it because that would be 'easier' for us. Ridiculous. It should be noted that at the time we received the cancellation text you could still go online and book that exact tour on the website which was odd.
I see based on other reviews that this is not the first time this tour has cancelled on people the day prior. They refuted the prior complaint stating that reviews should only be written for services rendered and a cancelled trip did not warrant a poor review. I think other travelers should be aware of the practice and short notice cancellations rightfully fall under the umbrella of expected service when booking a trip.
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