MARATEA, Italy ... Anyone?
 

Hello All!! I was just curious to find out if anyone of you have been to Maratea? If so, is it a far drive from the Amalfi Coast?
Thanks in advance.

Sure--lovely place with great beaches. About 2 hour drive south--you can stop at Paestrum enroute.

I'm still working on my trip report, but soon I will be covering my stay in Maratea:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34526714

Some articles on the area:

http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache...tory&hl=en

http://europeforvisitors.com/europe/...es/maratea.htm

Hi italy2005,

We were there in June of this year. You can see my trip report at:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2

Happy travels.

Russ,

That link doesn't bring us to your report.

Sorry, this one should do it:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34527481

By the way, my report is in two parts. My brief description on Maratea is supplimented by hotel and restaurant info in the second.

Thank you for sharing your travel experience Russ. How long was the drive to Maratea from Positano? Did you rent a car from Positano? I believe we are going to be staying in Positano for a few days. I was wondering if it is worth the drive to Maratea.

From Positano to Maratea is about 2.5 hours, however we stopped in Paestum on the way, which I highly recommend. I would not doe this as a day trip. Maratea is more of a place to unwind and explore than a "destination".

We rented the car at the Rome airport and had it all through our Tuscany, Amalfi Coast and Basilicata portions of our trip, returning it at the Naples airport for the flight home.

By the way, you can check out routes and travel times anywhere in Europe at http://www.mappy.com/