Starting next week (10/30/25), my wife and I be spending four days based near Castellamare di Stabbia (15 min's north of Sorrento), then 2 days in Matera, then four in Martano (20 minutes south of Lecce). We will have a rental car. We'd be grateful for any personal recommendations of (1) farm or winery tours and/or tastings, or (2) small towns/villages worth visiting near those places, or on the routes in between. Thanks!
Posted by
new york
781 posts
Absolutely drive to Tursi; see the historic quarter and have lunch at PALAZZO DEI POETI-from Matera.
From Matera also drive to the abandoned town of CRACCO.
I love Senise peppers, so we also take a drive to the town of Senise to visit a farm where they grow, and to buy some dried "cruschi" peppers.
Posted by
North Italy
586 posts
From Matera, Altamura, Gravina, Montescaglioso, Irsina and Miglionico are all a short drive on quiet roads and the scenery is incredible too
From Martano look at Otranto, Maglie and Galatina:
https://slowtravelitalyspain.blogspot.com/2023/11/puglia-in-september-2023-galatina-and.html?m=1