Italy
Southern Italy Shoestring
Naples down to Sicily where Italy gets cheap again
17 days
Duration
$50
Daily budget
Moderate
Difficulty
Apr – Jun, Sep – Oct
Best months
Everything north of Rome is priced for tourists; everything south is priced for locals. €1.50 pizza fritta, regional trains for €8 and volcanoes you can walk up.
The route, stop by stop
🍕 Naples · Italy
The best and cheapest food in Western Europe.
4 nights$46/day
🌋 Sorrento · Italy
Base for Pompeii and Vesuvius on a budget.
2 nights$58/day
🪨 Matera · Italy
Cave city that looks 2,000 years old because it is.
2 nights$52/day
🍝 Bari · Italy
Orecchiette streets and ferries to Greece.
2 nights$44/day
🇮🇹 Palermo · Italy
Street-food markets and wild baroque churches.
4 nights$42/day
🌋 Catania · Italy
Etna hikes and black-lava architecture.
3 nights$45/day
6 stops · 17 nights
≈ $795 total
Totals are estimates built from the per-night budgets above — your real spend will vary.
Getting around
- →Trenitalia regionale (no reservations)
- →FlixBus overnight to Sicily
- →Caronte ferry across the strait
- →Local AMAT buses
Don't forget
- ✓Trainers for volcano scree
- ✓Water bottle
- ✓Modest layer for churches
- ✓Cash for family-run trattorie
Ready to walk it?
Save the stops as a trip, track your budget and find hostels along the way.
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