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Paestum (Original Post) trusty elf Oct 2017 OP
Beautiful! PJMcK Oct 2017 #1
Thanks, PJMcK! trusty elf Oct 2017 #12
Beauties. I have GOT to go to Sicily. CurtEastPoint Oct 2017 #2
Yes, there are some beautiful Greek sites in Sicily. trusty elf Oct 2017 #10
Totally misread that. I saw Salerno and ...never mind. Gotcha! CurtEastPoint Oct 2017 #13
Words fail. Mira Oct 2017 #3
It was more beautiful than I imagined, trusty elf Oct 2017 #7
These photos just take my breath away, my dear trusty elf! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2017 #4
Glad to share them with you, CaliforniaPeggy! trusty elf Oct 2017 #8
Just stunning! Duppers Oct 2017 #5
Thanks! trusty elf Oct 2017 #11
Beautiful alfredo Oct 2017 #6
Thanks, alfredo! trusty elf Oct 2017 #9
Credit goes where credit's due. alfredo Oct 2017 #14

trusty elf

(7,394 posts)
10. Yes, there are some beautiful Greek sites in Sicily.
Mon Oct 16, 2017, 09:15 PM
Oct 2017

You really have to go!

This is Poseidonia, on the Italian coast, south of Naples.

Mira

(22,380 posts)
3. Words fail.
Mon Oct 16, 2017, 10:14 AM
Oct 2017

Everything was right. The light, the time, and the place. The red figure gives us a hint at the enormity - and now I see there is another tiny human in another photograph.
I am so happy for you posting these and having been there.

trusty elf

(7,394 posts)
7. It was more beautiful than I imagined,
Mon Oct 16, 2017, 08:56 PM
Oct 2017

definitely a high point of our trip. Thanks Mira!

The Greeks called it Poseidonia. This is what their coinage looked like:

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,620 posts)
4. These photos just take my breath away, my dear trusty elf!
Mon Oct 16, 2017, 11:44 AM
Oct 2017

Magnificent structures.......full of history and beauty.

Thank you so much for sharing them.

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