Guided Tour of the Paestum Archaeological Museum

Deepen your knowledge of Paestum's history with a guided tour of the Archaeological Museum alongside Angelo Petillo, a licensed tour guide certified by the Campania Region.

Housed inside the museum are unique artifacts found nowhere else in the world, including the famous slabs of the Tomb of the Diver, an extraordinary testament to Greek art and culture. As a local guide, I designed this tour to complement and complete the journey through the archaeological area, offering you a much broader, more in-depth, and vivid insight into the site’s history.

I will take you on an up-close journey through the museum’s wonders, helping you read and understand the artifacts within their proper context. Together, we will explore the extraordinary section dedicated to the Heraion of the river Sele, with its exceptional collection of carved sandstone metopes, and we will admire up close the original decorations of the Doric temples that you see outside in the ruins today.

I will guide you through the spaces dedicated to cults and deities to fully understand ancient spirituality, and we will stop before the Greek Heroon—the symbolic tomb of the city's founder—to discover its exceptional treasure of bronze vessels. In addition to showing you the precious finds from the Roman era, as soon as it reopens to the public following its reorganization, I will take you through the famous section dedicated to the numerous painted tombs of the Lucanian period, a unique testament to an era of transition and splendor.

Thanks to my experience, professionalism, and expertise, I will make even the most complex historical and archaeological aspects easy to understand. With my engaging and passionate approach, the museum halls will come alive, telling you deep stories and meanings that go far beyond a simple exhibition.