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About an hour drive south of Naples is another important Italian Provincial capital Salerno. In medieval times Salerno was the world capital of medicine, the Monastery of the Benedictine monks who probably founded its medical school, offered the best education then available the students of the university.

The most famous medical texts of that time was the "Regimen Sanistas Selerni" written in Latin and translated into almost all European language. In more modern times Salerno is best remembered for the Allied troops landing on its beaches, during the world war II.

To the east of Salerno, after the headlands of Pontecagnano, Battipaglia and Eboli, is Paestum, which is one of the most important archeological sites in the county famous for its temples. In paestum it is possible to see some of the best preserved greek ruins, architecture and monuments, such as the Temple of Poseidon (Neptune), the Basilica dating from the 6th Century.

In the museum you can admire the Tomb of the Dive a magnificent example of Greek painting, representing a ffuneral banquet. The did of the tomb depicts a young man diving into the water.