The Commercial Port of Salerno and the Two Tourist Ports

The city of Salerno boasts a long maritime tradition, although discontinuous.

The Commercial Port is dedicated to Manfred of Sicily (son of Emperor Frederick II, the last Swabian king to rule Southern Italy), because in 1260 he ordered a profound reorganization of the ancient port.

Currently, the City of Salerno has 3 important ports:

• Molo Manfredi – commercial port
• Molo Masuccio Salernitano – tourist port
• Marina d’Arechi – tourist port

In reality, despite being classified as a commercial port, Molo Manfredi hosts the famous shell-shaped Maritime Station designed by Zaha Hadid, and cruise ships dock/depart from it, along with passenger ships to Sicily and Tunisia, and many ferries to the islands (GO TO ONLINE TICKET OFFICE), to the Amalfi Coast and Cilento, and to all other Mediterranean destinations.