With some great day trip options available in the surrounding area, renting a car makes good sense. Without one, it wouldn’t be half as easy to soak up all that Bernalda, 25 miles away, has to offer. Soak up the sights beginning with Metaponto Beach, Tavole Palatine and Acquazzura Water Park. Locals will also likely point you toward Matera, 35 miles away. If you can only see one thing here, let it be Cathedral of Matera. (But we’d also recommend Palombaro Lungo and Church of Santa Maria de Idris.)