Basilicata, Italy
Ensure a smooth journey with these essential steps.
Steps spread across various timeframes to optimize your trip.
Ensure 6+ months validity, issued in last 10 years.
Determine if Schengen visa needed, begin application.
Book flights to Bari Karol Wojtyłan Airport (BRI).
Refine daily itinerary, attractions, day trips.
Reserve guided tours requiring advance booking.
Reserve if regional travel planned, consider IDP.
Reconfirm flights, hotels, and tour reservations.
Assemble travel first aid kit, pack prescriptions.
Download offline maps, translation apps.
Secure aspects of your Matera trip in advance.
Insights before you arrive enhance the experience.
Secure your home before departing for Matera.
Make digital and physical copies of your passport, visa (if applicable), travel insurance policy, and other important documents. Store them separately from the originals.
Smooth your arrival in Matera with these immediate steps.
Proceed through passport control at your first Schengen port of entry.
Retrieve your checked bags from the carousel.
Activate local SIM card if purchased.
Find the nearest office for maps and local advice.
Take a moment to get your bearings upon leaving the station.
Get cash from an ATM at the airport or Matera train station.
Take the Pugliairbus directly from Bari Airport to Matera.
This is the most economical and direct option, costing €5-€8.
From Matera Centrale (FAL station), walk or take a short taxi ride.
This applies to your accommodation, specifically if in the Sassi with luggage.
If no SIM card purchase at the airport, find a mobile store in Matera's Piano.
Purchase a bus ticket (if needed) from a Tabaccheria.
Always have some Euros on hand for initial purchases or bus tickets upon arrival in Matera.
Plan a relaxed departure from Matera.
Ensure ample time for airport processes and transit.
Create a digital folder on your phone or cloud drive with copies of all your important documents: passport, visa, flight tickets, hotel reservations, and travel insurance details.
This provides a backup if physical copies are lost.
