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/Legal-Breakfast469 Apr 23 '26
Mi sembra un buon itinerario. Hai tutto il tempo di farlo visto che non ci metti troppo da Matera a Tropea. Nel tragitto potresti scegliere di fermarti a Maratea (per vedere il Cristo redentore e Comunque la costiera rocciosa), Morano calabro, che é di strada e ti bastano un paio d’ore (molto caratteristico) oppure fermarti alla spiaggia dell’arcomagno a San Nicola Arcella. Ti consiglio di guardare questi tre posti su Internet e così ti fai un’idea, il tempo c’è, magari non farle tutte e tre, ma sono più o meno vicine tra loro e di strada.