The paths of the mezzogiorno

Welcome in Rome and check-in at your hotel, located near our partner's motorcycle rental garage.

Early morning departure via the A1 out of Rome and into Naples, followed in between by a beautiful itinerary along the seafront and in the Aurunces mountains. Check-in at your hotel in Pompei.

Morning visit to Pompeii, an archaeological site frozen in time since the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

In the afternoon, head for Sorrento: in the distance, Capri and Ischia announce the Amalfi Coast, a ribbon of cliffs plunging into the blue of the Tyrrhenian Sea.

After Salerno, the itinerary climbs up into a hilly, forested landscape, before reaching the coast.

Arrival at Maratea offers a breathtaking panorama, dominated by the monumental statue of Christ the Redeemer, one of the highest in the world.

A great day's motorcycling through the Fiume del Argentino and the Pollino, Italy's largest national park, between Calabria and Basilicata. It's an ideal playground for motorcycling: winding roads, splendid panoramas, limestone plateaus, narrow gorges, etc. Overnight by the sea on the Gulf of Torrente.

You'll discover a different Mezzogiorno as you cross the Calanchi, clay formations that form lunar landscapes.

On the way, the ghost village of Craco offers a rather strange stopover, before arriving in Matera for an unforgettable immersion in the Sassi.

Crossing the Terra delle Gravine park towards Puglia.

The first trulli scattered across the countryside herald the emblematic white villages: Locorotondo, Alberobello and Ostuni, among others, offer timeless charm.

You leave the trulli for the plateaus of the Murgia Alta. Castel del Monte, Frederick II's octagonal fortress, rises out of this mineral immensity.

Then there's the Gargano promontory, whose cliffs plunge into the Adriatic Sea. The roads here are breathtaking. Look forward to some great motorcycling!

The return journey takes you through Molise, Italy's least-known region, before entering the Abruzzo National Park, where the scenery becomes grandiose, with wooded valleys, soaring peaks and turquoise lakes.

This is the last stage before returning to Rome.

This stage continues along the roads of Abruzzo, before crossing the Simbruini Mountains, the last rocky barrier of the Apennines before Rome, where you arrive in the afternoon.

Return of bikes for those who have rented one, before a final evening in the Eternal City.

Free day to visit Rome if you have taken an extension.

Alternatively, transfer to Fiumicino airport for your return flight.