In 231 days Patron saint festival
15 June 2027
Tuesday 15 June
Capaccio Paestum · Salerno · Campania
On 15 June Capaccio Paestum celebrates Saint Vitus, its patron, in the municipality of the Greek temples of Paestum.
The patron of Capaccio Paestum is Saint Vitus and his day falls on 15 June.
It is the townspeople's feast, in a municipality whose name is known worldwide for something else: the Greek temples of Paestum, a few kilometres from the town centre, which bring visitors here all year round.
Other events within 20 km around the same days.
Places to see before or after the feast. All 6 places in Capaccio Paestum →
Three Doric temples standing since the sixth century BCE, and the Tomb of the Diver.
Three names and a single ending: the Greek city that the water slowly ate.
The temples' museum, with the Tomb of the Diver and the metopes of Hera's sanctuary.
The only Greek painting of the classical age to survive: a man diving into space.
Temples of Paestum · Paestum · Museo archeologico nazionale di Paestum and 3 more
Carciofo di Paestum · Pizza Napoletana · Caprese
24 places to stay · top rated: Si Sofia country house 9.8 · Kalos Paestum Hotel 9.7
Next up: Feast of Saint Vitus, Tuesday 15 June
Nearest airport: Napoli Capodichino, 85 km away
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