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Private Guided Walking Tour in Sassi of Matera

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You will love Matera at the first sight. At first glance, Matera looks like any small Italian town, but in few steps from Baroque Churches and boutiques, you will discover a very special place called Sassi, where the people lived from the Neolithic Period until the 50th of the last century, and it is today the World Heritage Site and the stage for many films.
  • Guided Walking tour
  • Ticket for cave house and for rupestrian church
  • Any extras, but the local guide will advise you on typical local specialties and where get them
Departure Point

Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 4, 75100 Matera MT, Italy Near Baroque Ferdiandian Fountain

Return Details

Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 4, 75100 Matera MT, Italy Near Baroque Ferdiandian Fountain

  • Sassi di Matera, Matera, Italy
    Starting from the meeting point in Piazza Vittorio Veneto in front of Banca di Napoli you will walk through the upper part of the historical city of Matera with the splendid baroque churches and elegant 18th centuary buildings and admire the Sassi, Sasso Barisano and Sasso Cavioso from the panoramic terraces. In the meanwhile behind the information about the city you will get also some suggestions were to taste and buy the most typical gastronomic specialities of Matera, then you will go down in Sassi visiting Cavioso, the oldest and most characteristic quoter of the Sassi where you will visit two very particular museums. Be ready to go up and down and do numerous steps, so the comfortable shoes are required. You will learn how the people lived in this place for many centauries "shame of Italy" became the UNESCO world heritage and one of the most visited places in South Italy.
    90 minutes
  • Casa grotta del Casalnuovo, Matera, Italy
    The casa-grotta is the traditional cave-house of the Sassi of Matera where peasants' families used to live at least up the post-war period. You will visit one in the quoter Casalnuovo. Why visit exactly this one. It is one of the biggest cave dwelling in Sassi. It is made of several rooms, each one dedicated to the living of family or stall for farm animal, cellar. Under the floor there is a cistern to keep the rain water, the ancient system that people used for many centuries until the modern aqueduct brought to Matera and the reason, why Matera today is the UNESCO heritage.
    15 minutes
  • Chiesa rupestre di Santa Lucia alle Malve, Matera, Italy
    In Matera there are more then 170 rock churches, excavated from tuff stone, but you will see the one of the oldest, biggest of them The rupestrian church of Santa Lucia alle Malve is the first female monastic settlement of the Benedictine Order, dating back to the 8th century, and the most important in the history of the city of Matera. In this church you will see very ancient frescoes of Saints, some even dating back a millennium, so wonderfully preserved.
    15 minutes
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure 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.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This tour in Matera is organized by Julia Rempel