Calabria Small Group Tour 2025

Departure from the centre of Bari to reach Matera, the "City of the Sassi" known for the historic Sassi districts, recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1993. The area, populated since the prehistory makes Matera one of the oldest settlements in the world. Check in at the hotel and lunch on your own. In the afternoon visit of the old town on foot and rest of the day at leisure.

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to Civita to visit the "village between the rocks", an interesting medieval village, guardian of the culture and traditions of the Albanian communities (Arbëreshë) in Italy. Continue towards Altomonte, a town on the heights of the Province of Cosenza that stands out for its Norman Tower, Piazza San Francesco, the heart of the town and the Church of Santa Maria Della Consolazione. Later, departure for Cosenza, visit of the old town, check in and overnight. (B)

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure for Tropea, a famous tourist centre that fascinates visitors with its picturesque alleys and terraces more than fifty metres above the crystalline sea. Visit and lunch on your own. Next, 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", typical ice cream of the area. Return to Cosenza for overnight. (B, T)

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to Paola and visit of the Sanctuary of San Francesco di Paola, originally built in the 16th century, on a hill surrounded by vegetation 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 town of San Nicola Arcella, with its natural viewpoint. Lunch on your own and then transfer to Salerno, an ancient coastal city in the Campania region and gateway to the Amalfi Coast or an ideal point to reach Rome or Naples by train. (B)

Note: Tour starts at Hotel Excelsior (Via Petroni 15, Bari) and finishes in the downtown of Salerno. Please contact us if you require arrival and/or departure transfers, which are at additional cost.