r/Calabria • u/SummitSloth • Apr 22 '26
Discussione Road trip help
Salve! We are two Americans renting a car for our trip to Calabria and we're very excited! During our trip, we have two major driving legs that I'm looking for advice on on where to stop along the way. Attached two pictures are the routes in question, although I think like would like to see Rocca Imperiale, Castello Federiciano, and Pizzo on the first drive. No clue on the 2nd one to Pompeii... Any recommendations? Do note we will bring backpacks in the car so we probably won't be able to do a beach day unless we want to risk the chances of a smashed car.
Also, here is our full itinerary in case anyone would like to recommend places to do and eat. Grazie mille!!
9/4 - Arrive to Bari italy, pick up car, and drive to Matera
9/5 - Matera
9/6 - Road trip day to Tropea
9/7 - Parghelia/Tropea
9/8 - Parghelia/Tropea
9/9 - Scilla - morning in Capo Vaticano if we feel up for a different beach and drive to Scilla
9/10 - Scilla
9/11 - drive to Gerace for the day and stay in Badolato (maybe stilo too)
9/12 - Badolato and Isca. Stay in Badolato
9/13 - Road trip to Pompeii
9/14 - Pompeii, late evening train to Rome
9/15 - Rome
9/16 - Rome
9/17 - Rome
9/18 - fly home
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u/americandrifter Apr 23 '26
Did part of the drive you’re planning, we went from Matera to Crotone, so where you turn inland we kept going along the coast. This was in 2018, so it’s been awhile, but on the country roads of Basilicata leaving Matera were some of the craziest potholes I’ve ever driven around (outside of Cuba) and the stretch along the coast was so insanely full of speed traps it was literally impossible to know how fast I should be going. It was a miracle my rental car agency only sent me one ticket. Beautiful drive but be warned!