4 Days Calabria Tour from Bari

Departure from Bari for Matera. The city of the “Sassi” is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its old quarter, which is an example of prehistoric urbanisation. Today the ancient caves have been reused for everyday and tourist reasons and make up a truly unique landscape that is worth experiencing. Visit and accommodation in hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Civita and visit of the "village among the rocks", an interesting medieval village, guardian of the culture and traditions of the Albanian communities (Arbëreshë) in Italy. Continue to Altomonte, a village on the heights of the Province of Cosenza, notable for its Norman Tower, Piazza San Francesco, the heart of the village and the Church of Santa Maria della Consolazione. Afterwards, departure for Cosenza, check in and accommodation.

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure for Tropea, a famous tourist centre that fascinates visitors with its picturesque alleys and terraces over fifty metres above the crystal-clear sea. Visit and lunch at leisure. Then, continue to Pizzo, the centre of the famous Coast of the Gods, known as the "City of Ice Cream", where there will be time to visit the town and enjoy the inevitable "Tartufo", a typical ice cream from the area. Then, return to Cosenza and overnight.

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure for Paola, an important coastal town, and visit of the Sanctuary of San Francesco di Paola, dating back to the 16th century, on a hill surrounded by greenery that houses the relics of the patron saint of Calabria. Continue through Praia a Mare to admire the beautiful bay with the island of Dino, the largest of the Calabrian islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea, with its splendid caves full of stalagmites until reaching the highest point of the promontory, the village of San Nicola Arcella, with its natural viewpoint. Lunch on your own and then transfer to Salerno, an ancient coastal town in the Campania region and gateway to the Amalfi Coast or ideal point to reach Rome or Naples by train.