Southern Italy Self-Drive Tour

Amalfi Coast
14 nights
TYPOLOGIES

Amalfi Coast Twin and Multi Centres
Settings

Coast, Town centre

Activities/Interests

Romance, Rooms with a view, Sightseeing

£ 2550 pp

Start your holiday on the stylish Amalfi Coast, before heading south to the relatively undiscovered Cilento. From here, your self-drive journey continues to Maratea on the Basilicata coast and finally, inland to the astonishing ‘cave’ town of Matera.

Holiday at Glance

Try the wonderful Buffalo Mozzarella of the Cilento Park

Swim in secluded coves along the Thyrrenian sea

Sleep in a cave hotel in the multi-millennial city of Matera

Duration

14 nights

From

from £ 2550 per person

Including

Travel planning

Daily breakfast

Fully comprehensive car hire

3 nights sharing a superior with balcony sea view at the Oasi Olimpia

4 nights sharing a deluxe with sea view at the Hotel Marulivo in Pisciotta, Cilento Park

4 nights sharing a deluxe double room at the Hotel Santavenere in Maratea

3 nights sharing a deluxe double room at the Corte San Pietro in Matera

We can help with

Private tours of the archeological sites

Private boat rental

Cooking classes and farm visits

Kayak tours and food trekking

Buffalo dairy farm visits

Rafting and Canyoning along the Lao River

Horse riding and Diving

The views of the the Amalfi Coast

Enjoy the Amalfi Coast the glitz and glamour without the crowds in Sant'Agata sui due Golfi, the town's name translates as ''on the two gulfs'' as it stands above the Gulf of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno.

 

Just above Sorrento, reachable with a 40-minute walk, Sant'Agata is a great base to explore the coastal towns, Sorrento Positano, Amalfi and everything in between can be reached with one scenic bus journey. Not only sightseeing but also farm visits and beautiful walks with breathtaking vistas.

Relais Oasi Olimpia >>>

Continue into the intriguing Cilento National park

As you travel south to the Cilento, you can stop en route at the extraordinary ruins at Paestum, the medieval hilltop town of Castellabate or the fishing town of Acciaroli, best known for its connections with Ernest Hemingway.

 

Inland, the Cilento National Park offers some exceptional walking and the chance to visit the magnificent UNESCO World Heritage Certosa di Padula monastery.

Hotel Marulivo >>

Swim in secluded coves of the Thyrrenian sea

The coastline around Maratea in the Basilicata is known for its hideaway coves and bays, sea caves and crystal clear water. In Maratea’s harbour, yachts and fishing boats jostle for space, overlooked by restaurants and bars.

 

By contrast, perched up on the hillside above the coast, the medieval town of Maratea is a mass of narrow lanes linked by hideaway piazzas dotted with churches and some good cafés and trattorias.

Hotel Santavenere >>

Wander around astonishing Matera

From Maratea, it is just under a 3-hour drive across the Pollino National Park, to Matera.

 

The setting for several Biblical films, Matera’s ‘Sassi’ neighbourhood is an extraordinary sight, comprising narrow lanes and stairways characterised by stone dwellings and churches carved out of the rocks.

Corte San Pietro >>

International flights

As there is such a flexible choice of flights to Italy, we don't include the airfares in our holiday prices, but we can help you in sorting them out and booked them for you.

 

We charge a £ 20 booking fee per passenger

 

and we can also help you with

 

reserving your seats
booking hold luggage
insert your air miles membership card (available for BA, Jet2, Flybe Alitalia)
airport lounges
airport and hotel parking

 

We are happy to do all the working and all flights and air holidays sold by us are ATOL protected through our TTA membership and the use of their ATOL Angel plan protection.

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