Salerno

Italy

Salerno is a port city on Italy's Tyrrhenian coast, at the gateway to the Amalfi Coast. Once home to Europe's first medical school — the Schola Medica Salernitana — it preserves a lively historic center. Attractions include the Norman cathedral holding St. Matthew's relics, the medieval Arechi castle above the city, the seaside promenade, the Minerva medieval garden, and excursions to the Amalfi Coast's villages, Positano, Ravello, and the Greek temples of Paestum — among the world's best preserved.