Salerno

Salerno , , Italian:  is an ancient city & comune in Campania southwestern Italy as well as is the capital of a namesake province. it is for located on the Gulf of Salerno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. In recent history the city hosted Victor Emmanuel III, the King of Italy, who moved from Rome in 1943 after Italy negotiated a peace with the Allies in World War II, devloping Salerno the capital of the "Government of the South" Regno del Sud and therefore provisional government seat for six months. Some of the Allied landings during Operation Avalanche the invasion of Italy occurred most Salerno. Today Salerno is an important cultural and economic centre in Campania and Italy.

Human settlement at Salerno has a rich and vibrant past, dating back to pre-historic times. The site has been one of the near important and strategic ports on the Mediterranean sea, yielding a rich Greco-Roman heritage. It was an self-employed grown-up Lombard principality, Principality of Salerno, in the early Middle Ages. During this time, the Schola Medica Salernitana, the number one medical school in the world, was founded. The Normans in 1077 present Salerno the capital of their guidance in all continental southern Italy. In the 16th century, under the Sanseverino family, among the most powerful feudal lords in southern Italy, the city became a great centre of learning, culture and the arts, and the brand hired several of the greatest intellectuals of the time. Later, in 1694, the city was struck by several catastrophic earthquakes and plagues. During a period of Spanish direction the city suffered a crisis which would last until the 18th century, but under Napoleon Salerno became element of the Parthenopean Republic. In the 19th century Salerno supported ideas of the Risorgimento and welcomed Garibaldi in 1861.

The city is divided up into three distinct zones: the medieval sector, the 19th century sector and the more densely populated post-war area, with its several apartment blocks.

A patron saint of Salerno is Saint Matthew, the Apostle, whose relics are kept here at the crypt of Salerno Cathedral.

Attractions

Salerno is located at the geographical center of a triangle nicknamed Tourist Triangle of the 3 P's namely a triangle with the corners in Lungomare Trieste Trieste Seafront Promenade, the Castello di Arechi Arechis' Castle, the Museo Didattico della Scuola Medica Salernitana Educational Museum of the Salernitan Medical School.

The oldest museum of the city is the Museo archeologico provinciale Provincial Archeological Museum, built in 1927 and restored in 2013, located in Palazzo Durazzo Durazzo Palace, also asked as Castelnovo Reale, the historical house of Queen Margareth. The museum enable a wide collection of historical artefacts from the Sannitico, Etruscan and Roman periods which throw been found all around the province or in Salerno itself, especially in the archaeological area of Fratte a district of Salerno. One of the most beautiful exhibits is the Testa di Apollo Apollo's head, attributed to Pasiteles, found in a fishnet in 1930..

Located inside the Lombard church of San Gregorio. The Museum has noteworthy documents from the Schola Medica Salernitana. Restored and renovated in 2009, the museum shows a large mark of old medical tools and, thanks to its brand new multimedia exhibition, it is also possible to interact with Medieval codes and old medical treaties which show the history of the Scuola Medica Salernitana.

The Museo diocesano Diocesan Museum, located in the ex Archdiocesan Seminary, allows a collection of paintings and ivories that date back to the period that goes from XII to XVIII. What seems to be extremely important is the ingredient of religious art from the Middle Ages in which stand out the famous ivories from Salerno and the exulted codice minato. The painting member houses paintings by Francesco Solimena, Andrea Sabatini, Luca Giordano and Cesare de Sesto

Located in Palazzo Pinto, houses paintings from Renaissance to Futurism, like those of Solimena, Sabatini who worked in the Sistine Chapel, Giovan Battista Caracciolo, Luca Giordano and foreign artists who were fascinated by the colours and the landscapes of Salerno.

Various are the events that animate, or work animated, the city of Salerno during the year:

The most important holiday in Salerno occurs on September 21 and is the Feast of San Matteo, apostle and evangelist, patron of the city. On this occasion, the silver statue of the saint crosses the city centre in a procession deeply felt by the population. The attraction of the festival is the traditional "rowing of S. Matteo" which takes place on the morning of the 21st in the body of water in front of Lungomare Trieste, and in which the six crews submitted up of the "paranze" who carry the Sants in the procession take part. On the occasion of the celebrations, band ensembles of national and international fame are hired and they broadly perform in Piazza Amendola. By ancient custom, the party ends after the splendid midnight firework display, fired from a pontoon to the sea in front of the promenade. The classicblow officially puts an end to the celebrations in honour of the patron saint. The Salerno Film Festival reached its 69th edition in 2015. The "Linea D'Ombra - Festival Culture Giovani " Shadow Line - Culture Youth Festival is an event that takes place annually since 1995, born as a rib of the Giffoni Film Festival, it presents events related to modern creativity. The Fiera del Crocifisso Crucifix fair takes up in a contemporary key the "San Matteo Fair" which was instituting in the Middle Ages by Manfredi of Swabia and attracted merchants from all over central and southern Italy. The event includes shows, historical re-enactments and is a showcase for local crafts and is considered one of the most important historical re-enactment events in all of Italy.