Hi!
Your opinions and
recommendations helped us so much!
It is so easy ( at least for me ) to feel kind of overwhelmed every time I try a new country or area.
This was the case for Puglia. Especially because we wouldn’t have a car. But we had a WONDERFUL time!
Our final itinerary was:
Sorrento ( 2n)
Salerno ( 3n)
Bari (5n)
Lecce (4n)
Matera (2n)
Naples (2n)
We loved every moment of it!
Sorrento was just a stop to say hi to friends,
the owners of a wonderful B&B that have become friends , Villa Monica. One of those amazing gifts that traveling can give you.
We decided to go to Salerno by boat. It was a great idea. It was hot!
We cooled off at the same time the we were able to enjoy the beautiful sights of Positano, Amalfi , Maori, That coastline is just gorgeous!
( We didn’t want to spend time in this area in this trip. We have been fortunate to visit it on previous ones)
Salerno was a great surprise, so lively!
I had like 0 expectations about Salerno and I loved it.
Very different vibe from Sorrento . Sorrento has a piece of my heart ( we have made lovely memories there) but I enjoyed Salerno very much. It was great having that feeling of being surprised , not expecting much and liking it very, very much.
From Salerno we did two day trips , To Vietri Sul Mare and to San Marco di Castellobello in the Cilento Coast.
This day in this small town in the Cilento Coast with it’s wonderful beaches will be kept like one of
the most cherished days of my life.
From Salerno we took the bus to Bari . Very easy and comfortable.
We loved our days in Bari and appreciate very much the advice on staying several nights in fewer places.
From Bari we took three day trips . To Polignano a Mare ( beautiful!!) by train, Trani ( liked it , not loved it although I got some beautiful pics in this cute city) by train and Alberobello by bus .
Oh, Alberobello early in the morning with very few people was awesome!
Our transport was easy, cheap and comfortable.
We totally knew that we weren’t going to be able to see everything we wanted to but we decided to enjoy everyplace we could see and it was magical!
The food? Wow, delicious!!!
From there we took the train to Lecce ( that coastal train line is awesome and so useful!)
Lecce was beautiful, elegant . Very different from Bari but equally vibrant.
Awww and the food!
From there we day tripped to Ostuni ( loved it!) and Otranto ( very pretty but it was the only day that I felt that the heat prevented me to enjoy it even more) .
The cathedral was very interesting and we met fun and friendly people ,
We then moved to Matera. ( we had to go back to Bari by train and then bus to Matera. We could have planned this better but it was not that bad)
So thankful for all the people on the comments that insisted on going to Matera. What an impressive city!
Loved , loved it!
Finally we went to Naples.
We enjoyed its chaos, noise, delicious food and vibrance.
I know am leaving so many details out but I didn’t want to let more time pass by without sharing my appreciation for every piece of information you kindly shared. Everything helped , especially the words of encouragement that this was doable and enjoyable even if done by public transportation and in the middle of summer.
I really think that with the right mindset and the right information, there’s no other option that to enjoy the beautiful Italy whenever your trip is.
THANK YOU!