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The Hotel Olimpico is located on the southern coast of
Salerno, between the AMALFI and CILENTO COASTS.
It
is only
50 meters from the sea, and ideally situated for taking fabulous excursions
to the main attractions of this wonderful region.
We provide FREE shuttle service to and from Salerno City Center. With
our minibus, guests reach the center of Salerno in just ten minutes, where
they can depart by boat for Amalfi, Positano or Capri, or by train for
Pompeii, Herculaneum and Naples at 07.45 am, 08.50am, 10.00 am .
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the afternoon, the minibus departs from Hotel Olimpico and we offer quite a few departures and pick-up times to
choose from for your convenience from 05.00pm to 07.00pm .
Pick-up
from Salerno back to the hotel is from the "Piazza della Concordia,” 300
meters from the train station, on the coastline, from 05.10 pm to 08.00 pm which is also the meeting
point for several bus companies. And remember, the shuttle service is FREE
OF CHARGE! It’s a great value if you don't want to rent a car.
If you arrive to Salerno by train, we are happy to pick you up
with
our mini bus free of charge. Notify us in advance to reserve.
The
shuttle operates every day from
April until
 the end of
October, and upon
request for other times.
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Excursions
from the Hotel Olimpico
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Amalfi Coast |
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The Apennine spur stretching between
Positano and Salerno gives rise to a very jagged coastline which does
not allow for the construction of large towns .Only at the end of
certain ravines do the cliffs taper off and form beaches by diacritic
accumulation caused by streams flowing into the sea. Despite
theruggedness of this landscape, traces of prehistoric
settlements do exist..... |
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Capri |
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Of all the islands of the Parthenopean Gulf,
Capri is the only one not of volcanic origin in this almost exclusively
volcanic area. Capri has been settled since the Late Stone Age, as
archeological excavations at the beginning of this century have
confirmed. At the time the Phlegrean volcanoes were at their most active,
Capri and
the Sorrento Peninsula formed a solid block..... |
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One quick glance at the lay-out of the city
and a fundamental fact immediately catches one's eye: Pompeii, unlike
Herculaneum and ancient Naples, is not the fruit of an organic design of
city planners. In the regular town design two atypical nuclei stand out:
one, roughly quadrilateral, around the "civil forum" and the other
around the tiny "triangular forum"
next to the theatres district..... |
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Salerno |
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Diocese in Campania, Southern Italy. The city is situated on the gulf of
the same name, backed by a high rock crowned with an ancient castle. The
surrounding country is well cultivated, and a natural harbour promotes
the commerce of agricultural products; breeding of horses is carried on
to a considerable extent. There are two mineral springs. The entrance to
the
cathedral, built by Robert Guiscard.... |
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Paestum |
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Paestum has always been shrouded in
mystery. It was probably founded around 650 BC by a large group of
Dorians who had been expelled from the city of Sybaris, a luxurious
resort across the mainland on the Ionian Sea. The Dorians named their
new colony Poseidonia, after the most important of their gods; it
flourished and quickly became the greatest city on the gulf of
Salerno. Then in 510 BC, Sybaris was destroyed.... |
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Naples |
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The largest city of Campania, capital of the
province and the region, Naples is the third most populated city in
Italy (after Rome and Milan), with over a million inhabitants, and is
the most important industrial center and trading port for the South. It
is situated halfway down the Tyrrenia coast, at the innermost point of
the Bay of Naples, between Vesuvius and the Phlegrean
Fields......
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Sorrento |
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Mediterranean land that has been depicted described
and immortalised in song by artists, poets and travellers from every
period of history. Along the coast, rugged and inaccessible cliffs soar
upwards between beautiful beaches, hidden caves, enchanting bays and
sheltered coves. Whereas inland, the high plains, rolling hills and
lofty mountains are seared by deep
valleys to create a truly unique landscape.....
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