ancient ruins
Paestum
Home to three of the best-preserved ancient Greek temples in the world, this former Greek colony in southern Italy dates back to the 6th century BC.
2 km · about 5 min drive
Campania, Italy · Europe
Laura is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Rettifilo-Vannullo, 40km from Amalfi Coast Protected Area.
Laura is a town located in Campania, Italy. With a population of 1,624, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Laura sits in Italy, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Rome time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Laura to your route.
The Temple of Athena is a Greek temple of Magna Graecia found at Paestum, in Capaccio Paestum, a comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It was built around 500 BC and was for some time incorrectly thought to have been dedicated to Ceres, but as a result of the recovery ofRead more
numerous statuettes in terracotta depicting Athena, it is now thought to have been dedicated to her.
Built on an artificial relief of the ground, it has a high pediment on the façade and a Doric frieze, adorned with metopes encased in sandstone, on slightly slender Doric columns. The structure is simpler than the two temples of Hera nearby, the first Temple of Hera, which is much larger than it, and the Second Temple of Hera.
The interior of the wide pronaos contained six columns in the Ionic style (four frontal and two on each side), of which the bases and two capitals remain. These capitals burst from an ornate collar. This seems to be the first example of two architectural orders, Doric and Ionic, co-existing in a single building. Almost nothing remains of the deep cella destined to house the statue of the goddess.
In late antiquity, around the eighth century, the structure was used as a church: the sanctuary was closed with walls between the columns, the walls of the cella were torn down, and the ambulatory in the south was used for burials. These structures were eliminated during the excavation campaigns of the 1940s.
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Laura is located in Campania, Italy, Europe. The coordinates are 40.4322 latitude, 14.9889 longitude.
Laura has a population of approximately 1,624 people, making it a town in Italy.
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ancient ruins
Home to three of the best-preserved ancient Greek temples in the world, this former Greek colony in southern Italy dates back to the 6th century BC.
2 km · about 5 min drive
landmark
Italy's smallest municipality by area, a wedge of pastel houses folded into a ravine one headland east of Amalfi: same coast, a fraction of the crowds. Its beach piazza passes under the SS163 viaduct arches straight onto the sand.
39 km · about 45 min drive
national park
A UNESCO-listed stretch of dramatic Mediterranean coastline with terraced lemon groves and pastel villages.
40 km · about 45 min drive
coastal drive
Stunning Italian coastal road carved into cliffs above the Mediterranean
40 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
The historic heart of the Amalfi Coast featuring a magnificent Arab-Norman cathedral and medieval maritime heritage.
40 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A hilltop town perched above the Amalfi Coast renowned for its stunning gardens and classical music festival.
40 km · about 45 min drive
photogenic
A slot-canyon inlet on the Amalfi drive where a huddle of fishermen's houses hides beneath the SS163 road bridge: once a Mediterranean high-diving championship venue. Blink at the wrong hairpin and you drive straight past it.
42 km · about 50 min drive
famous road
A breathtaking cliffside hiking trail along the Amalfi Coast connecting Agerola to Positano high above the Mediterranean.
45 km · about 50 min drive
April to October
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