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Southern Italy (Campania, Basilicata & Puglia)

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Southern Italy — spanning Campania, Basilicata, and Puglia — is one of Europe's most rewarding regions for travellers seeking history, food, and dramatic landscapes in equal measure. Campania is home to Naples, the Amalfi Coast, and the ancient ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum, while Basilicata's cave city of Matera, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, draws visitors with its extraordinary sassi dwellings carved into limestone ravines. Puglia stretches down the heel of Italy's boot, famous for its whitewashed hilltop towns like Alberobello and Ostuni, trulli architecture, and long Adriatic and Ionian coastlines. Together, these three regions offer a slower, less-commercialised side of Italy rich in local cuisine, ancient culture, and sun-drenched countryside.

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Southern Italy (Campania, Basilicata & Puglia) · 9 days

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Self-Launched Southern Italy Escape: Naples to Alberobello

A DIY version of Globus' 9-day "Southern Italy Escape": Naples, the cave city of Matera, Puglia's wine country around Manduria, baroque Lecce, the trulli of Alberobello, the Castellana caves and Bari Vecchia. Instead of a coach and tour director you'll string it together with Italy's excellent regional trains and buses (Frecciarossa/Intercity, Ferrovie Appulo Lucane, Ferrovie del Sud Est), stay in hostels and family-run B&Bs, and book the handful of guided bits (Matera sassi walk, Castellana caves, wine tasting) yourself via GetYourGuide, Klook or direct with the sites. All costs are approximate, per person, excluding international flights.

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