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Museum · Salerno (SA)

Fratte Archaeological Area

  • Visit: about 1 h 30 min
Pictured: Salerno

The ancient Etruscan-Samnite settlement on the hill of Fratte, in Salerno.

On the hill of Fratte, in the northern part of Salerno, stood an ancient settlement inhabited by Etruscans and Samnites between the 6th and 4th centuries BC.The remains of houses, streets and public buildings can be seen. The necropolises have yielded vases and objects now in the Provincial Archaeological Museum of Salerno.

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