Driving from Cannes to Maratea, Southern Italy

[cts1975]

I'm just after some suggestions as far as route and stratagy is concerned for the above trip.
Its looking to be a approx 700 mile trip which I'm expecting it to be a 14/15 hour drive over 2 days.
Were would be the best place to over night location wise?
I'm travelling on this part of my route mid week during mid August.
We have a week with family in Maratea to recover from the journey so not to concerned about sightseeing.
thanks

[Puggit]

I'd suggest somewhere around Siena/Arezzo - Sorry, I don't have any actual suggestions!

I've holidayed in Maratea - very quiet and relaxed for Italy. Mind the clifftop road from the South (which is the suggested route in from the motoryway) - the Italians overtake on crazy turns!

Not much English was spoken down there 15 years ago

[cts1975]

Thanks for the reply. My step son's dad is from Trecchina just up the mountain from maratea.
We will be driving down to visit my step sons grandad who still lives up in the mountains.
My other half says the they speak little english, thankfully she is quite good at italian.

[cts1975]

Yep Arezzo looks to be pretty much bang on for middle of the journey.
I will start searching for accomodation - not many budget hotel chains in Italy though!

[marine boy]

Italy's best kept accommodation secrets are these places, www.agriturismo.it
Until you've eaten at an agritursmo farm restaurant you won't know how good food can taste

[Stephanie Plum]

cts1975 said:

Yep Arezzo looks to be pretty much bang on for middle of the journey.
I will start searching for accomodation - not many budget hotel chains in Italy though!

I really struggled to find anything in that area last year. Might be easier to stop somewhere in Tuscany? Means a slightly shorter first day but only by an hour or two.

[milk2sugars]

Yes the Arezzo Area does look to be halfway. Whilst Arezzo in in South East of Tuscany you would prob find somewhere in the North of Umbria (around lake Trasimeno) which is not too far of a distance south of Arezzo.

Have you looked at any Relais? I have a friend in Cortona (30 min drive south of Arezzo) which has a lovely Relais. It is called Le Corte Dei Papi.

http://www.lacortedeipapi.com/

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g1092537...

[cts1975]

milk2sugars said:

Yes the Arezzo Area does look to be halfway. Whilst Arezzo in in South East of Tuscany you would prob find somewhere in the North of Umbria (around lake Trasimeno) which is not too far of a distance south of Arezzo.

Have you looked at any Relais? I have a friend in Cortona (30 min drive south of Arezzo) which has a lovely Relais. It is called Le Corte Dei Papi.

http://www.lacortedeipapi.com/

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g1092537...

Looks really nice.......but 430 a night just over budget.
Looking for 100-150 per night maybe.

[Luca Brazzi]

Cortona is indeed an amazing place to stay. Villa Marsili is great value for what they offer. Dardano's restaurant on via Dardano is a fabulous place to eat...all home cooked and very inexpensive. Last time I was there in the Tuscan, I had an email from a PHer living there who spotted the car...cool stuff indeed. :-)

[cts1975]

Thanks. I will have a look.