Can you drive from Taormina to Puglia in a day?
Posted by
Taylor, TX, USA
416 posts
Go to www.viamichelin.com and you can find out not only if it is doable in a day, but how much gas and tolls will cost you.
Posted by
OP
Loveland, CO, USA
5 posts
Thanks, that site was SO helpful!
Judy
Posted by
Seattle, WA, USA
7737 posts
Our travel agent told us that the Michelin travel times are calculated in the middle of the night when there's no traffic. If she's right, you should think of that time as being the minimum time needed.
Posted by
US Pacific Northwest
10344 posts
Rick has said the same thing in one of his books, that he would add 25% or more to the driving times given on internet mapping websites.
Posted by
DeWitt, MI, USA
199 posts
The above might be true, but the autostrade system in Sicily is brand new and lightly used, so travel is very easy.
Posted by
Virginia, USA
5505 posts
Last year on the Rick Steves Sicily and Southern Italy tour, the bus drove from Taormina to Matera (not in Puglia, but close) in a day. It was a VERY long day ... at least 8 hours of driving.