The millenary history of Salerno tells of a city that has long been a crossroads of peoples, a meeting place of remarkable figures, and the stage for events that have influenced all of Italy. It is a story well worth telling—and hearing.
Charles V on his trip to Southern Italy, passed through Salerno and was the guest of Prince Ferrante di Sanseverino,…
Guiscard besieged Salerno, conquered it from his brother-in-law Gisulph, and launched it into its most splendid period.
Salerno was founded as a Roman colony in 197 B.C. and had a prosperous life for centuries. The remains of…
The History of the Salerno Medical School spans almost a millennium, with the legendary foundation occurring in the Lombard era…
Salerno was the capital of the Kingdom of Italy for five months of 1944, hosting three different governments and King…
Horace wants to vacation there, Boccaccio sets some novellas there, Basile sends a character to the Fair. Salerno is present…
