Paestum Smart
Where time
stands still...
...technology
bows
«Paestum, ubi prima Graeciae gloria» — this is how the ancients celebrated it.
Among the Doric columns that defy the millennia, amid stones that hold the breath of ancient civilizations, we laid our hands with reverence upon this eternal place. The smart benches installed here are not mere furnishings but silent sentinels — able to safeguard, connect and welcome the visitor, without taking anything away from the majesty of this place.
An integrated CCTV system, with discreetly profiled structures designed to blend into the scene and exist solely at the service of the public. The wiring runs beneath the ancient ground, hidden from view, laid through hand excavation in absolute respect for every layer of history preserved within this soil.
Technology and beauty, present and past:
not a contrast, but a synergy.
The Archaeological Park of Paestum cradles one of the most extraordinary legacies that antiquity has handed down to mankind. Protecting this heritage was not simply about installing cameras: it meant listening to the spirit of the place, understanding its sensitivity, and responding with a solution worthy of its history.
Thus was born Paestum Smart, an advanced video surveillance system, conceived not as a foreign body but as a discreet and aware presence. A fully customised communication network made it possible to overcome the inherent complexities of such a unique site — where every intervention is an act of responsibility, and every aesthetic choice becomes a dialogue with the thousand-year-old stone.
At the very heart of the project, the smart island: a refined technological hub, able to integrate surveillance, connectivity and visitor services within a single, harmonious architecture. Its design does not shout its presence but whispers it, blending into the landscape with natural ease.
Designing it required that rare ability to reconcile seemingly incompatible needs: high performance, operational continuity, minimal visual impact.
The result is a system that does not disturb, but protects,
that does not impose, but serves with the same silent dignity
that this eternal place deserves.
Technology... the kind we are used to
often invades. It is seen. It imposes. It disturbs.
Not here.
And those who arrive...
are not looking for technology.
They find...well-being.
Forms follow nature.
There are no sharp edges.
Like stones polished by water.
Like tree trunks...grown over time.
The finest technology works in silence,Alberto Mandrile CEO Tecno World Group
because it lets what it protects speak for itself.
What lies inside a Paestum Smart island
A single piece of furniture, a complete technological infrastructure. Everything integrated, nothing in sight.
Video surveillance
Panoramic and robotic cameras with IR illumination for night vision.
Widespread LAN
A pervasive communication network connecting the entire system across the site.
Emergency calls
Integrated call button and communication system for visitor safety.
Flow analytics
Predictive mapping of visitor routes to support heritage protection and conservation.
Visitor charging points
Power sockets built into the benches: technology also becomes a service.
Paestum Smart, the story in video
The installation film, presented during the event at the Archaeological Park.
Photos from the inauguration
The Paestum Smart presentation event: the panel, the guests, the tour of the Park.
Browse the case history
The complete Paestum Smart photobook: 20 pages of introduction, photo collection and acknowledgements. Browse it here like a book, or download the PDF.
Live
Download i-Gate and follow the webcams wherever you are
The cameras of the Archaeological Park stream live, 24 hours a day. With the i-Gate app you have direct access to the webcams from your smartphone, always within reach.
Project partners
A project made possible thanks to the companies that walked alongside us, sharing care, expertise and vision. Under the patronage of the Italian Ministry of Culture, the Directorate-General for Museums and the Archaeological Parks of Paestum and Velia.
Would you like to bring Paestum Smart
to your territory?
If you represent a public body, a museum directorate, a cultural foundation or an administration that manages heritage and public spaces, get in touch. We will respond with the project dossier and a proposal for a site visit.
Response within 24 working hours.