scenic viewpoint
Ravello
A hilltop town perched above the Amalfi Coast renowned for its stunning gardens and classical music festival.
16 km · about 30 min drive
Campania, Italy · Europe
Salerno works well as a base: 10 minutes from Capezzano-Cologna, 17km from Amalfi Coast Protected Area.
Salerno is a city located in Campania, Italy. With a population of 125,797, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Salerno 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 Salerno to your route.
Salerno (UK: , US: ; Italian: [saˈlɛrno] ; Neapolitan: Salierno [saˈljernə]) is a city and comune in Campania, southern Italy, and the capital of the province of the same name. With 125,958 inhabitants as of 2025, it is the second most populous municipality in the region after Naples. The city lies on the Gulf ofRead more
Salerno, on the Tyrrhenian Sea.
During the Early Middle Ages, under Lombard rule, Salerno flourished as the capital of the Principality of Salerno, which gradually came to encompass much of Southern Italy. It regained capital status under the Normans, serving as the seat of the Duchy of Apulia and Calabria. Later, under the Angevins, the title of Prince of Salerno was conferred on the heirs apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of Naples. From the 13th to the 19th century the city was also the capital of the province of Principato Citeriore.
Salerno was home to the Schola Medica Salernitana, one of the earliest medical institutions in Europe, active by the 11th century and widely regarded as a forerunner of the modern university. Since 1968 the city has hosted the University of Salerno, which in 1988 was relocated as a campus to the neighbouring municipalities of Fisciano and Baronissi.
In September 1943, Salerno was one of the landing sites of Operation Avalanche, the Allied invasion of mainland Italy. From February to August 1944 it served as the seat of the Italian government, hosting the Badoglio and Bonomi cabinets at the Salone dei Marmi. It was during this period that the Italian Communist Party agreed to join a national unity government, a decision known as the "Salerno turn" that opened the way to the Allied reconquest of the peninsula. For these months the city was effectively Italy's capital, and it was here that Victor Emmanuel III settled after leaving Rome in the wake of the Armistice of Cassibile.
The modern city is divided into three distinct zones: the medieval centro storico, a 19th-century quarter, and the more extensive post-war residential districts, dominated by apartment blocks. One of its patron saints is Matthew the Apostle, whose relics are preserved in the crypt of Salerno Cathedral.
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Salerno is located in Campania, Italy, Europe. The coordinates are 40.6754 latitude, 14.7933 longitude.
Salerno has a population of approximately 125,797 people, making it a city in Italy.
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ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
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scenic viewpoint
A hilltop town perched above the Amalfi Coast renowned for its stunning gardens and classical music festival.
16 km · about 30 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.
16 km · about 20 min drive
national park
A UNESCO-listed stretch of dramatic Mediterranean coastline with terraced lemon groves and pastel villages.
17 km · about 20 min drive
coastal drive
Stunning Italian coastal road carved into cliffs above the Mediterranean
17 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
The historic heart of the Amalfi Coast featuring a magnificent Arab-Norman cathedral and medieval maritime heritage.
17 km · about 20 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.
21 km · about 25 min drive
famous road
A breathtaking cliffside hiking trail along the Amalfi Coast connecting Agerola to Positano high above the Mediterranean.
23 km · about 25 min drive
beach
A picturesque Amalfi Coast beach beneath the pastel-coloured cliffside village of Positano.
27 km · about 30 min drive
April to October
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