Self Guided Walking Tour of Matera with Audio Guide

Just open Ciceru nearby to begin exploring the plaza that casually sits on top of a hidden underground water world.

anesque façade prove Matera can do above ground swagger too.

Admire the elegant front that acts like a polite disguise for the vast rock carved church hiding behind it.

From Piazza Duomo, look up at the tuff stone crown of the Civita, watching the Sassi below like a medieval supervisor on a high balcony.

Study the skulls and swirls on the exterior, Baroque beauty with the subtle charm of a deadline.

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See how the church merges into the cliff, a building that cannot decide if it is architecture or geology.

Pause by the modest archway, the only part that is not pure cave, and imagine a whole family and a mule sharing the same address.

tic it looks like the mountain grew its own church.

Take a moment to enjoy the canyon edge and the cliffside bravado before ending your tour.