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12-Day Italy Itinerary: The deep south

12 daysNaples ×3 → Matera ×2 → Puglia ×5 → Bari ×2

Further, slower and emptier. Add the days rather than squeezing this onto a Rome trip.

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STOP 1

Naples

All stays in Naples

Where to stay

Napoli City Center - Appartamenti e Camere4-star hotel
Naples · Hotel
from €85 /nightEstimate · varies by date
Santa Chiara Boutique Hotel4-star hotel
Naples · Hotel
from €163 /nightEstimate · varies by date
Palazzo Doria Napoli4-star hotel
Naples · Hotel
from €540 /nightEstimate · varies by date

What to do

Visit in Pompeii - Pompeii Private Tour with Ada
Naples · Experience
English, Italian
from €189 /person
Tour in the ruins of Pompeii with an archaeologist
Naples · Experience
English, Italian
from €300 /person
Ancient Pompei in the afternoon
Naples · Experience
English
from €210 /person

Worth seeing

0' Primm AmmoreRestaurant100 MontaditosRestaurant10 Diego Vitagliano PizzeriaRestaurant10 MaggioRestaurant
STOP 2

Matera

All stays in Matera

Where to stay

Il Belvedere3-star hotel

Il Belvedere

5.00(2106)
Matera · Hotel
from €109 /nightEstimate · varies by date
Sextantio Le Grotte Della Civita4-star hotel
Matera · Hotel
from €257 /nightEstimate · varies by date
Apartments Bari CentralTop rated
Matera · Apartment
from €90 /nightEstimate · varies by date

What to do

Sassi di Matera guided tour with Giulio
Matera · Experience
Italian
from €15 /person
Sassi of Matera: complete tour for up to 15 people
Matera · Experience
Italian
from €39 /person
Matera Cooking Class
Matera · Experience
English, Italian
from €140 /person

Worth seeing

0971 Lounge BarBar105Cafe1986 Pubsteria PuglieseBar21 Settembre 1943 - Insurrezione della città contro il nazifascismoCultural site
STOP 3

Puglia

All stays in Puglia

Where to stay

Dimi House4-star hotel

Dimi House

5.00(1615)
Puglia · Hotel
from €89 /nightEstimate · varies by date
8Piuhotel4-star hotel

8Piuhotel

5.00(1284)
Puglia · Hotel
from €89 /nightEstimate · varies by date
Filia Solis - Old Town SUITEs & SPA4-star hotel
Puglia · Apartment
from €121 /nightEstimate · varies by date

What to do

Authentic Puglia Cooking Class in a Local Family Home Near Lecce
Puglia · Experience
English, Italian
from €89 /person
Authentic Cooking Class in Lecce Handmade Pasta and Salento Wine
Puglia · Experience
English, Italian
from €99 /person
Lecce to Gallipoli E-Bike Tour with Swim, Farm Tasting +Taxi back
Puglia · Experience
English, Italian
from €199 /person

Worth seeing

100 metri cubiRestaurant100 viniBar10/22Restaurant140 GradiRestaurant

Make it yours

This opens the planner with the trip already described — change the days, swap a stop, say who is travelling, and it rebuilds around you.

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