Shortly after arriving in Naples, one of our first trips out of the city was to go to the Greek ruins at Paestum. When the Roman Empire overthrew the Greeks in southern Italy, they left this place alone - the whole area was wet and home to breeding malaria mosquitoes. So it was left as-is and alone for a couple thousand years. Scientists "rediscovered" the area and built a tiny museum, and saved some of the relics and the structures from desecration over the years. It's one of the best preserved examples of Greek architecture still standing today (can you believe it's still standing?!). It's gorgeous and such a nice drive from Naples!
Mt. Vesuvio in the distance.
Our first view of the site!
Woohoo!
A carved amphora.
This tiny jumping spider and I observed each other for awhile.
Stairway to... What? It's easy to let the imagination run wild here!
Original mosaic floor of this small family house.
A large home's lavish inner fountain and shallow bathing pool.
"Main Street"
Doric columns.
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