Ports

Salerno is thus endowed with two historic port areas located on either side of the Lungomare Trieste, which is flanked by the new port for yachting to the south toward the Paestum shoreline.

The commercial port arose and developed in one of the oldest areas of the city, the eponymous Rione Porto, chosen from the earliest times as a settlement area precisely because of its proximity to the sea.
Its roots date back to the Roman and Longobard ages, but the facility that determined its modern configuration was built in the 13th century by the Swabian king Manfred, who promoted its renovation and expansion to compete with the Naples port of call.
The construction of the current Molo Manfredi, on the other hand, is due to Charles III of Bourbon, who in 1752 had a wall and a new quay built, initiating a process of growth that would lead to the current structure divided into three piers.
Today, the port also has a marked tourist vocation, it houses the Maritime Station and is included in the broader architectural project of the Sea Front.

The Masuccio Salernitano port is dedicated to boating and has over 500 berths for small and medium-sized boats.
From here depart the seaways that connect Salerno to ports on the Amalfi Coast, Cilento and the islands of the Gulf.
Inside the port is the headquarters of the Salerno branch of the Italian Naval League and, behind it, Piazza della Concordia scenically concludes the Lungomare Trieste.

Completing the city’s port system is the Marina d’Arechi, a new marina located near the Arechi stadium and conceived as a large space for medium to large recreational boating.
It is a advant-garde infrastructure, at the center of a larger urban redevelopment project of the southern area of Salerno towards the Paestum coastline, offering about 1,000 berths and is now one of the largest marinas in the Mediterranean.