We’re returning to Southern Italy for an extended stay next March & April. We’ll be starting with a week+ in the Bay of Naples area first, then up to Rome for a couple of days - to pick up our car (a buy-back Peugeot SUV.)
On the weekday morning that we pick up the car in Fiumicino, we’ll be heading along the highway directly to the Paestum Archeoplogical site, for a short visit. We’ll probably be on the road by 10-10:30, and have a quick lunch at one of the rest stops along the way - unless you can recommend an agriturismo not far a detour off the highway, but worth seeking out ;)
We’ll then take the coastal route all the way to Villa San Giovanni, to take the ferry to Messina. We’re looking at allocating 2-3 days to slowly explore this coast. Sticking pretty much to minor roads, like the SS267, SS18 & SS522, and close to the shore.
We would appreciate any suggestions of possible places to spend the night - the first night maybe a 1-3 hour slow drive from Paestum. The second night could be 1-3 hours closer to the ferry.
Any other stops, villages, sites, that we could include in our route?
Maratea, Tropea and Scilla are on my radar, and we can easily add a night and a day to the latter two.
Thank you in advance for your thoughts and suggestions!