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Guided tour of the Sassi of Matera
The tour of the Sassi of Matera investigates various architectural particulars of the city of Matera in a route that, starting at the Città del Piano, crosses the Sasso Barisano, crosses the Colle della Civita revealing the splendid Romanesque cathedral, leads to the Sasso Caveoso, place where it is possible to visit several cave complexes, as well as anthropological witnesses such as cave houses, cellars and cisterns.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
The Matera Culturale guide will start the tour of the Sassi waiting for the participants in front of the Cine Teatro Guerrieri.
Itinerary
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1
The first viewpoint will bring us closer to the knowledge of the cultural heritage of the Sassi of Matera, talking about its urbanization and the cave building typologies.
15 minutes • Admission ticket included -
2
Visit and explanation of the Church of the Holy Spirit. Rock architecture and medieval frescoes.
15 minutes • Admission ticket included -
3
Historic neighborhood, rock excavation.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included -
4
Square and Palace of the Sedile, place of public administration of the city of Matera in modern times.
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
5
The Cathedral church, with its original Romanesque exterior, from the Colle della Civita dominates the Sassi of Matera
20 minutes • Admission ticket free -
6
The street that connects the Colle della Civita to the Sasso Caveoso neighborhood is one of the most panoramic walks between the city of Matera and the Murgia materana Park.
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
7
Stroll through the narrow streets of Sasso Caveoso. The same streets that were offered to film directors such as Pasolini, Arrabal, Wertmuller, etc.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included -
8
A characteristic example of a place obtained through the excavation of the rock. The particularity of this site is the different uses in the long history of the city. This site also includes the representation of the collection of rain inside a Casa Grotta of peasant tradition.
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
9
Visit to the medieval Necropolis obtained above the Rupestrian Church of Santa Lucía and Ágata in the Malve neighborhood.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
10
Tales and small tasting of typical local products inside a typical Sasso Caveoso grotto.
15 minutes • Admission ticket included -
11
An architecture in which different elements from different periods are composed to form the façade of Palazzo Lanfranchi, today the Museum of Medieval and Modern Art of Basilicata.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
12
Baroque church located in the City of Piano, a modern and contemporary promenade in the city of the Sassi.
10 minutes • Admission ticket included -
13
A walk in Piazza San Francesco looking at the baroque façade of its church.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
14
The last part of the path will take us to see some of the contemporary architecture of the historic city of Matera. Among the houses of the Materano landowners of the '900, we will find the Palace of the Post Office, of the Insurance and the Bank of Naples, three examples of Razionalist architecture from the fascist era. The guided tour will end in Piazza Vittorio Veneto, the same one where the tour started.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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