. Italy: handbook for travellers. Third Part, Southern Italy and Sicily . oPa-stum 10 fr. 70, 7 fr. 50, 4 fr. 85 c, return-tickets 16 fr. 5,11 fr. 30, 7 (on holidays, 12 fr. 5, 8 fr. 55, 6 fr. 5 c). From Cava dei Tirreni toPactum 5 fr. 60, 3 fr. 90, 2 fr. 55 c, return-ticket, 8 fr. 65, 6 fr. 10, ii c. — From Salerno to Paestum 4 fr. 55, 3 fr. 20, 1 fr. 10 c. Return-tickets are not issued between Salerno and Paestum, but may be obtainedto Ogliastro (p. 227), the next station after Paestum (fare 8 fr., 5 fr. 60,3 fr. 65 c). Battipaglia (see above) is reached by railway from Cava dei
. Italy: handbook for travellers. Third Part, Southern Italy and Sicily . oPa-stum 10 fr. 70, 7 fr. 50, 4 fr. 85 c, return-tickets 16 fr. 5,11 fr. 30, 7 (on holidays, 12 fr. 5, 8 fr. 55, 6 fr. 5 c). From Cava dei Tirreni toPactum 5 fr. 60, 3 fr. 90, 2 fr. 55 c, return-ticket, 8 fr. 65, 6 fr. 10, ii c. — From Salerno to Paestum 4 fr. 55, 3 fr. 20, 1 fr. 10 c. Return-tickets are not issued between Salerno and Paestum, but may be obtainedto Ogliastro (p. 227), the next station after Paestum (fare 8 fr., 5 fr. 60,3 fr. 65 c). Battipaglia (see above) is reached by railway from Cava dei Tirreniin 3/4-l V2 nr-, from Salerno in 1/2-3/4 nr-i lrom Naples in 2-33/4 hrs.— The Railway prom Battipaglia to Paestum (13M., in 3/4-1 hi.)traverses marshy plains, enlivened only by a few herds of buffaloesand other cattle. Agriculture, however, has been making someprogress here of late years, and the malaria is diminishing in con-sequence. — Near (3i/2 M.) San Nicola Varco we have a distantretrospect (left) of EbolLihejifiit sUtitm mi the railway to Metaponto. Wig-ner * Debes ; PiESTUM. //. Route. 167 (p. 214), while the white limestone cliffs of Monte Alburuo (p. 215)appear in front (left). The line crosses the impetuous river Sele, theancient Silarus. Before the railway was built, this used to he con-sidered the most dangerous part of the road, especially in 1860-70,when the neighbourhood was haunted by the daring brigand Manzi.— 8V2 M. Albanella; 11 M. Capaccio. — Shortly before reaching(13 M.) Paestum (Ital. Pesto), we catch sight of the corner of theold town-wall and of the temples behind. — Beyond Piestuin therailway runs on along the coast to Reggio (R. 22). Pgestum, according to Strabo, was founded by Greeks from Sybarisabout the year 600, and its ancient name of Poseidonia (city ofNeptune) sufficiently indicates its Greek origin. In the 4th cent, thetown was in possession of the Lucanians, who oppressed the inhabit-ants ; and at that period
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