Travel 2021 Southern Italy

[Charlie Sasquatch]

Traveling to Italy in august. Anyone been lately? COVID protocols? Where to visit?

 

[Alpinista]

Haven't been recently (2014), but strongly suggest making a base out of Lecce (and, depending on length of stay, another town further to the west to expand your circuit and reduce driving time). We did a loop of Lecce, Otranto, Santa Maria di Leuca, Gallipoli, Taranto, Metaponto, Matera, , Locorotondo, the Trulli towns (Alberobello, and Cisternino), and Ostuni during an extended stay and loved the geography, people, and food. Matera stands out, of course, but each town had character and scenery. The drive down the coast to Santa Maria (with a stop for a picnic on a windswept beach and a visit to Grotta Zinzulusa) was a great day.

Stayed at the Risorgimento Resort Hotel in the heart of Lecce -- easy access in and out of town for our day trips and great service in the hotel. Spent a day at the beach near San Cataldo while there that was less than ideal (not the greatest beach or facilities, but still a beach).

 

[NoSpin]

I can vouch for this book, that's me in post #10.

New Basilicata Travel Guide

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[BryanS]

Charlie - Depends on where you are traveling here in southern Italy? Italy is on a national protocol system that is updated weekly and you can find the latest at this website for the region you are interested in - https://covidzone.info/en