# Things to see in Salerno (Italy): 68 places and when to go

> Salerno is a city in Italy with around 954,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 68 places in and around it, mainly Nature (27), Mountains (21), Hiking (10). The best known are Gulf of Salerno, Amalfi Cathedral and La Trinità della Cava. The best time to come is April to June and September to October; also possible: November to March and July to August. In June there are 14 h 54 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 06. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/salerno/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Italy · 40.6804, 14.7699
- **Population:** About 954,000
- **Places:** 68 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/naturaleza/) (27) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/montana/) (21) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/senderismo/) (10) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/historia/) (9) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/espiritual/) (7) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museos/) (5)
- **Best time:** April to June and September to October.
- **Also possible:** November to March and July to August.
- **Nearest airport:** NAP Napoli, 46 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Cervialto, at 1,809 m.

## What to see in Salerno

The places in and around Salerno, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Gulf of Salerno](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/golfo-de-salerno/): Gulf of the Tyrrhenian Sea · 26 km
- [Amalfi Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/duomo-di-amalfi/): Cathedral in Italy · 15 km
- [La Trinità della Cava](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/abbazia-della-santissima-trinita/): Benedictine abbey near Cava de' Tirreni, province of Salerno, Italy · 6.8 km
- [Salerno Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cattedrale-di-salerno-duomo/): The main church of the city of Salerno in southern Italy · 823 m
- [Villa Rufolo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/villa-rufolo/): Villa of Ravello · 14 km
- [Diocesan Museum of Amalfi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/basilica-del-crocifisso-museo-diocesiano/): Museum in Italy · 15 km
- [Dome of Ravello](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/duomo-di-ravello/): Church building in Ravello, Italy · 14 km
- [Laceno](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/grotta-del-caliendo/): Nature · 30 km
- [Arechi Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/castello-di-arechi/): Fortified building in Salerno, Italy · 1.3 km
- [Grotta dello Smeraldo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/grotta-dello-smeraldo/): Cave in Italy · 19 km
- [Castelcivita Caves](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/grotte-di-castelcivita/): Cave in Castelcivita, Italy · 42 km
- [San Giovanni del Toro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/piazza-san-giovanni-del-toro/): Church · 14 km
- [Monte Acellica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-accellica/): Mountain in Italy · 23 km
- [Cervialto](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-cervialto/): Mountain in Italy · 32 km
- [Castello di San Nicola de Thoro-Plano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/castello-di-san-nicola-de-thoroplano/): Fortified building in Maiori, provence of Salerno, Campania, Italy · 11 km
- [Collegiata di San Michele Arcangelo, Solofra](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/collegiata-di-san-michele-arcangelo/): Church building in Solofra, Italy · 18 km
- [Monte Costa Calda](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-costa-calda/): Mountain in Italy · 25 km
- [Polveracchio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-polveracchio/): Mountain in Italy · 31 km
- [Monti Picentini Regional Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/parco-regionale-dei-monti-picentini/): Natural preserve in Campania, Italy · 23 km
- [Castello di Montevetrano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/castello-di-montevetrano/): Castle in Italy · 7.7 km
- [Castelluccio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/il-castelluccio/): Castle in Battipaglia, Italy · 20 km
- [Monte Finestra](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-finestra/): Mountain in Italy · 8.4 km
- [Monte Ripalta](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-ripalta/): Mountain in Italy · 27 km
- [Terminio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-terminio/): Nature · Mountains · 23 km

And the other 44, by what you come to do:

- **Museums and art**: [National Archeologic Museum of Pontecagnano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museo-archeologico-nazionale-di-pontecagnano/), [Museo archeologico lucano dell'alta valle del Sele](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museo-archeologico-lucano-dell-alta-valle-del-sele/), [Museo archeologico nazionale della Valle del Sarno](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museo-archeologico-nazionale-della-valle-del-sarno/), [Museo dello sbarco e Salerno Capitale](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museo-dello-sbarco-e-salerno-capitale/)
- **Nature**: [Pizzo San Michele](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/pizzo-san-michele/), [Grotta di San Michele Arcangelo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/grotta-di-san-michele-e-nardantuono/), [Monte San Liberatore](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-san-liberatore/), [Monte Torre del Gatto](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-torre-del-gatto/), [Monte Tubenna](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-tubenna/), [Villa comunale di Nocera Inferiore](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/villa-comunale/), [Colle S. Angelo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/colle-sant-angelo/), [Colonnello](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/colonnello/), [Monte Albino](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-albino/), [Monte Cervigliano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-cervigliano/), [Monte Circhio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-circhio/), [Monte Marzano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-marzano/), [Monte Monna](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-monna/), [Monte Panormo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-panormo/)
- **Architecture**: [Angellara Tower](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/torre-angellara/), [Capezzano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/acquedotto-di-capezzano-inferiore/)
- **History**: [Castello Colonna](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/castello-colonna/), [Castello Gerione](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/castello-gerione/), [Fratte Hill archaeological site (Salerno, Italy)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/area-archeologica-etrusco-sannitica-di-fratte/), [Castello di Postiglione](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/castello-di-postiglione/)
- **Temples**: [Santissimo Salvatore](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/santuario-del-santissimo-salvatore/)
- **With kids**: [Acqua Park Isola Verde](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/acqua-park-isola-verde/)
- **Food and drink**: [Agrinin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/agrinin/), [Casa d'Amalfi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/casa-d-amalfi/), [Hop S](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/hop-s/), [Oro Agro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/oro-agro/), [Tenute Fontana Vetere](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/tenute-fontana-vetere/)
- **Hiking**: [Alta Via dei Monti Lattari - 01](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/alta-via-dei-monti-lattari-01/), [Alta Via dei Monti Lattari - 02](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/alta-via-dei-monti-lattari-02/), [Alta Via dei Monti Lattari - 03](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/alta-via-dei-monti-lattari-03/), [Alta Via dei Monti Lattari - 04](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/alta-via-dei-monti-lattari-04/), [Alta Via dei Monti Lattari - 05](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/alta-via-dei-monti-lattari-05/), [Alta Via dei Monti Lattari - 06](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/alta-via-dei-monti-lattari-06/), [E1 European long distance path](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/european-long-distance-path-e1-part-italy-campania/), [Variante per Vetta Avvocata](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/variante-per-vetta-avvocata/)
- **Beaches**: [Lido Mojito Beach](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/lido-mojito-beach/), [Lido Night & Day](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/lido-night-day/)
- **Stargazing**: [Osservatorio Salvatore di Giacomo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/osservatorio-salvatore-di-giacomo/)
- **Mountains**: [Rifugio Lacenò](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/rifugio-laceno/), [Santa Maria dei Monti](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/santa-maria-dei-monti/)

## When to go to Salerno

The best time to visit Salerno is **April to June and September to October**; also possible: November to March and July to August. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 9 h 24 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 26 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 41 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 06 |
| May | Best time | 14 h 16 |
| June | Best time | 14 h 54 |
| July | Possible | 14 h 38 |
| August | Possible | 13 h 37 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 15 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 53 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 41 |
| December | Possible | 9 h 06 |

In June there are 14 h 54 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 06. In September, 67 of the 68 places are at their best.

When to go to Italy in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Salerno

The nearest main airport is Naples International Airport (NAP, Napoli), 46 km as the crow flies. How to get around Italy (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=40.6804%2C14.7699)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=40.6804%2C14.7699)

## Other towns nearby

- [Terzigno](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/terzigno/): 56 places · 28 km
- [Avellino](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/avellino/): 13 places · 30 km
- [Paestum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/paestum/): 15 places · 35 km
- [Massa Lubrense](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/massa-lubrense/): 29 places · 37 km
- [Fontanarosa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/fontanarosa/): 17 places · 42 km
- [Naples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/napoles/): 191 places · 48 km

And all of Italy, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Salerno?

The best known: [Gulf of Salerno](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/golfo-de-salerno/), [Amalfi Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/duomo-di-amalfi/), [La Trinità della Cava](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/abbazia-della-santissima-trinita/), [Salerno Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cattedrale-di-salerno-duomo/), [Villa Rufolo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/villa-rufolo/). In all, 68 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Salerno?

April to June and September to October; also possible: November to March and July to August. In June there are 14 h 54 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 06.

### How do you get to Salerno?

The nearest main airport is Naples International Airport (NAP), 46 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=40.6804%2C14.7699) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Salerno as the destination and these 68 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).