The Quarry Resort is located in Sassi di Matera and looks out over Murgia Materana Park. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. In this case, it could be cheaper to return the rental car to your starting point. The most convenient airport is in Bari (the Bari Karol Wojtyla Airport). The area is known for its white truffle hunting season from September to January. However, you can still get lovely sights of the beautiful landscape changing its colors from green to golden, making an autumn trip here worth it. For more information about how to get from Naples to the Amalfi Coast, read our guide about How to Get to the Amalfi Coast. You can travel on your own schedule and get to towns that are difficult to get to by bus. Good tickets/ Vatican Tour options (they all include the Sistine chapel) are: The Colosseum and the nearby Roman Forum and Palatine Hill are stunning in October but advance booking is a must. This is going to have quite the range. To give you an idea of temperature, historically the temperatures for October in Italy were: 4 October: San Francesco marked especially in Assisi, where several religious ceremonies in honor of the citys most beloved sun take place on the night of the 3rd and the day of the 4th of October each year. How to Get to Paestum: From Sorrento and Positano, it takes about 2 hours to drive to Paestum. This is a good time for cultural tourism in Sicily rather than and sea and sun vacation since high temperatures, especially towards the end of the month, are not always guaranteed. For this itinerary, you will need to rent a car. In this guide, learn how to plan a trip around the world. Miscellaneous: Factor in approximately $50 USD per day per person for miscellaneous fees, such as a short taxi, souvenirs, etc. Our family loves the fresh air in October and the cooler evenings. Day 1: Arrive in Bari, drive to Alberobello Day 2: Puglia day trip from Alberobello Day 3: Visit Alberobello in the morning and afternoon, in the late afternoon drive to Matera Day 4: Matera Day 5: Drive to Castelmezzano, tour Castelmezzano and Pietrapertosa, sleep in Castelmezzano Day 6: Drive to Paestum and continue to Sorrento/Positano Day 7: Amalfi Coast Day 8: Pompeii and Sorrento Day 9: Capri day trip Day 10: Travel to Naples/Rome and fly home. Tickets cannot be purchased upon arrival and the cell service on Vesuvius isnt reliable enough to purchase tickets online upon arrival.