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Paestum (/ ˈ p ɛ s t ə m / PEST-əm, [1] US also / ˈ p iː s t ə m / PEE-stəm, [2] [3] Latin: [ˈpae̯stũː]) was a major ancient Greek city on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea, in Magna Graecia. The ruins of Paestum are famous for their three ancient Greek temples in the Doric order dating from about 550 to 450 BC that are in an ...
Rick Steves' Europe is an American travel documentary television program created and hosted by Rick Steves. In each episode, he travels to the continent of Europe, documenting his experiences along the way. The show is produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting and distributed by American Public Television.
The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has designated 175 World Heritage Sites in all of the 15 sovereign countries (also called "state parties") of Southern Europe: Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Portugal, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, and Vatican City as well as one site in ...
Some disc-like ruins inside the temple found in Paestum. The older, 2,500-year-old temple was somehow destroyed, and its building materials were reused to build a second temple on the same spot ...
The Prehistoric Rock-Art Site of the Côa Valley is an open-air Paleolithic archaeological site located in northeastern Portugal, near the border with Spain.. In the early 1990s, rock engravings were discovered in Vila Nova de Foz Côa during the construction of a dam in the Côa River valley.
The First Temple of Hera (Paestum)—also known as Temple of Hera I and the Basilica—is an archaic Doric order Greek temple in the ruins of the ancient city of Paestum, Italy. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This Doric temple is considered one of the oldest Greek temples in Italy and is known for its distinctive architectural features.
The origins of the pilgrimage to the shrine of the apostle Saint James the Great in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Spain date to the 9th century. The routes in Spain and in France are already listed as World Heritage Sites. In Portugal, there are six main routes, starting from Lisbon and other cities.
The oldest of three children raised by parents Richard Steves Sr., known as Dick, and June, who owned a piano import business in Edmonds, Steves first traveled abroad with his family at the age of 14.