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.
Piazza Vittorio veneto, Matera, Italy
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.
Piazza Vittorio Veneto, Matera, Italy
Visit and explanation of the Church of the Holy Spirit. Rock architecture and medieval frescoes.
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Historic neighborhood, rock excavation.
Piazza del Sedile, Matera, Italy
Square and Palace of the Sedile, place of public administration of the city of Matera in modern times.
Piazza del Duomo, Matera, Italy
The Cathedral church, with its original Romanesque exterior, from the Colle della Civita dominates the Sassi of Matera
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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.
Piazza Vittorio Veneto, Matera, Italy
Stroll through the narrow streets of Sasso Caveoso. The same streets that were offered to film directors such as Pasolini, Arrabal, Wertmuller, etc.
Ponte San Pietro Caveoso, Matera, Italy
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.
Sasso Caveoso, Matera, Italy
Visit to the medieval Necropolis obtained above the Rupestrian Church of Santa Lucía and Ágata in the Malve neighborhood.
Piazza Vittorio Veneto, Matera, Italy
Tales and small tasting of typical local products inside a typical Sasso Caveoso grotto.
Piazza Giovanni Pascoli 1, Palazzo Lanfranchi, Matera, Italy
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.
Via Domenico Ridola, Matera, Italy
Baroque church located in the City of Piano, a modern and contemporary promenade in the city of the Sassi.
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.
The Matera Culturale guide will start the tour of the Sassi waiting for the participants in front of the Cine Teatro Guerrieri.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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