A 14-night self-drive journey linking the Sorrento Peninsula, Cilento, Maratea and Matera, with enough time for the coast, smaller towns and the road between them.
Begin with three nights in Sant’Agata sui Due Golfi, then spend four in Pisciotta and four on the Maratea coast before three nights in Matera. Village meals, coastal walks and swimming give way to evenings among the Sassi, with a car for exploring between stays.
Based on two adults sharing the stated rooms, with daily breakfast and fully comprehensive car hire. The final price will depend on travel dates, room availability and the confirmed vehicle arrangements.
Flights are booked independently. Local tourist taxes, fuel, parking, road tolls, meals other than breakfast and experiences are not included unless stated in your personal quotation.
Enjoy the Sorrento Peninsula’s villages and views, discover the Cilento coast from Pisciotta and unwind by the sea at Maratea. Matera brings another side of southern Italy, with cave dwellings, rock churches and lively evening squares.
Particularly well suited to couples who value landscape, historic towns, small-scale hotels, swimming, walking and the freedom to stop between bases.
Three nights on the peninsula introduce its villages and coast. Four nights each in Cilento and Maratea leave room for swimming and days out, followed by three nights to explore Matera.
The route moves from the Sorrento Peninsula through Cilento and Maratea before turning inland to Matera. The final city stay provides a strong cultural finish after the slower coastal stages.
Self-driving gives practical access to hill towns, beaches, walking routes and the less-connected stretches between bases. Flights remain separate and are chosen around the most sensible arrival and departure plan.
The accommodation changes with the landscape: a panoramic village base above the peninsula, a restored historic property in Pisciotta, a full-service coastal hotel in Maratea and a cave hotel within Matera’s Sassi.
The opening base sits in the hills of the Sorrento Peninsula, within walking distance of Sant’Agata sui Due Golfi. It gives the first days a quieter setting while keeping Sorrento, Massa Lubrense, coastal walks and the Bay of Ieranto within reach.
Enjoy breakfast and evening drinks on Marulivo’s sea-view terrace, then walk through Pisciotta’s stone lanes to dinner. This restored fourteenth-century monastery is a welcoming base for village life and days on the Cilento coast. Historic stairs mean it is unsuitable for guests requiring step-free access or children under eight.
At Santavenere, spend time in the gardens, swim in the outdoor pool and follow the shaded path down to the private beach. A spa and tennis court add to the choices at the hotel, while the car opens up Maratea’s old town, harbour and surrounding coast.
Aquatio places the final stay within the Sasso Caveoso district, combining restored cave spaces with contemporary rooms and a cave spa. Three nights allow Matera to be explored beyond a quick stop, with time for the Sassi, rock churches and the city after day visitors leave.
Explore the villages, coast and historic places along the route, and read our practical advice for hiring a car in Italy.
Compare the peninsula, Sorrento, the Amalfi Coast and quieter bases before deciding where the first three nights should sit.
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Useful preparation for vehicle collection, deposits, driving, parking and returning the car at the end of the journey.
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The map shows the southward progression through Sant’Agata sui Due Golfi, Pisciotta and Maratea before the final inland stage in Matera.
The precise airport plan, vehicle collection and return points, daily driving routes and stopovers are adjusted around independently booked flights and the places you particularly want to visit.
Tell us which places and experiences you would most like to enjoy. We can adapt the nights, hotels and car hire around you. Enquiring early gives you the best choice of sea-view rooms and distinctive stays in Matera.
Add nights by the sea, give more time to a favourite town or continue from Matera into Puglia. We will plan the journeys and worthwhile stops between your stays.
We will discuss your ideas and bring the hotels, car hire and chosen experiences together in a personal itinerary, with arrival and departure arrangements to suit your independently booked flights.
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