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Southern Italy: Basilicata and Calabria

5 days · ~11 h 35 ·Mountains, Hill towns

Day by day

Driving times are approximate, from OpenStreetMap roads without traffic; long legs are rougher estimates. The Google Maps links give up-to-date times.

  1. Day 1

    ~2 h 25 · 4 h

    1. Bari AirportLeaving from
    2. ~1 h 40 · 118 km
      VenosaBasilicata
    3. ~45 min · 41 km
      AcerenzaBasilicata

    4. Overnight in Acerenza

  2. Day 2

    ~2 h 35 · 6 h

    1. ~1 h 05 · 61 km
      PietrapertosaBasilicata
    2. ~15 min · 9 km
      CastelmezzanoBasilicata
    3. ~1 h 15 · 63 km
      Guardia PerticaraBasilicata

    4. Overnight in Guardia Perticara

  3. Day 3

    ~2 h 30 · 4 h

    1. ~1 h 55 · 105 km
      MarateaBasilicata
    2. ~35 min · 26 km
      AietaCalabria

    3. Overnight in Aieta

  4. Day 4

    ~2 h 30 · 6 h

    1. ~1 h 15 · 78 km
      Morano CalabroCalabria
    2. ~25 min · 21 km
      CivitaCalabria
    3. ~50 min · 40 km
      AltomonteCalabria

    4. Overnight in Altomonte

  5. Day 5

    ~1 h 35

    1. ~1 h 35 · 120 km
      Lamezia Terme AirportReturning to

What you'll eat

Venosa

  • Aglianico del VultureWineDOC red from Aglianico grapes grown around Venosa and the Vulture
  • Lagane e ceciDishWide durum wheat noodles with chickpeas, tomato and basil
  • Strascinati con lu 'ntruppcBread and pastaHomemade pasta with a mixed meat sauce of pork, veal and sausage
  • U cutturiddDishMutton or lamb stewed slowly in clay with tomatoes, potatoes and chilli
  • Vulture PDO olive oilOlive oil
  • PizzicannelliSweetDark sweets of cocoa, cinnamon, toasted almonds and lemon zest

Acerenza

  • Lagana chiapputaDishShort thick lagane pasta with walnuts, almonds, raisins and cooked must

Pietrapertosa

  • Pork cured meatsCured meatFresh, dried or preserved in oil or lard
  • RafanataDishHorseradish omelette, celebrated on Shrove Tuesday
  • Orecchiette and cavatelliBread and pasta
  • Chargrilled kid or lambDish
  • SanguinaccioSweet
  • CauzuncillSweetSmall turnovers filled with chestnut cream

Castelmezzano

  • QuagliataCheeseCheese made during the May country festival of the Madonna del Bosco

Maratea

  • Caciocavallo di MassaCheese
  • Garum di MarateaLocal produce
  • Alici alla scapeceDishFried anchovies in oil, garlic, oregano and pepper marinade
  • Vermicelli with limpetsBread and pastaPasta with limpet sauce
  • NocettiSweetEgg, sugar and walnut sweets with lemon glaze
  • Maratea carobLocal produce

Morano Calabro

  • Maccheroni al ferretto (IT)Bread and pastaHand-rolled pasta, a characteristic local recipe
  • Peppers, eggs and sausageDishFarm and shepherd dish once cooked for seasonal work
  • Stockfish with potatoesDish
  • Lamb offal soffrittoDish
  • Cicirèta, cannarìtulə, giurgiulèaSweetHoney-based winter festival sweets with traditional shapes

Altomonte

  • Balbine winesWineWines from native vineyards, praised by Pliny the Elder

Also typical of Basilicata

Also typical of Calabria

Based on Wikipedia (Venosa, Acerenza, Pietrapertosa, Maratea, Morano Calabro, Altomonte, Cuisine of Basilicata, Cucina calabrese), Wikivoyage (Castelmezzano) (CC BY-SA).