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Guided tour of Matera including Casa Grotta and Rock Church

By VIAGGI KARMA MATERA
10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$26 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

We select the best locations thanks to our experience and passion. You will discover with us hidden corners of Our ancient city.
We have selected different types of itineraries in order to ensure unforgettable experiences not only for families but also for young people and groups of seniors. To ensure the highest quality, all guided tours are conducted by highly specialised trusted guides, ready to meet any need during the trip.
The complete tour includes the visit of the Sasso Caveoso, Sasso Barisano, Historic Centre and entrances included in the rock church and the cave house typically furnished

Activity location

  • Sasso Barisano
    • 75100, Matera, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Chiesa di San Francesco d'Assisi
    • Piazza San Francesco
    • 75100, Matera, Basilicata, Italy

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Guided tours of the Sassi of Matera

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • Italian
Language options: Italian
Price details
AU$25.97 x 1 AdultAU$25.97
Total
Price is AU$25.97

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    cave house typically furnished
  • What's includedWhat's included
    entrance into a small rock church

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Sasso Barisano

  • 15m
  • Admission ticket included
The Sasso Barisano takes its name because of its position. Being oriented towards north-west, it takes its name from the city of Bari. Initially it represents the primary part of the stones together with the Civita.

Piazza San Pietro Caveoso

  • 15m
  • Admission ticket included
The square of San Pietro Caveoso, with a rectangular plan, has a beautiful view of the ravine highlighted by an arch on the left of the homonymous church. A view that offers a particular glimpse of the opposite Murgia with its rock churches and on the right the ridge with the 'empty eye sockets', natural cavities adapted, in ancient times, to pastoral needs.

Piazza Giovanni Pascoli (Pass by)

Located to the left of the seventeenth-century Palazzo Lanfranchi, Piazzetta Pascoli takes its name from the Italian poet Giovanni Pascoli, who in Matera, between 1882 and 1884, began his career as a teacher of Latin and Greek. It is the point from which you can enjoy one of the most beautiful panoramic views of the Sassi of Matera.

Casa grotta del Casalnuovo

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
In Casa Grotta del Casalnuovo you can experience a real house of the Sassi through its original furniture and the tools of daily use that the family that lived there used in everyday life. What are commonly called Case Grotta are real ethnographic collections, small museums with objects of common use and work from the times when the Sassi were inhabited, before the depopulation occurred in the fifties. Inside, the original rooms and furnishings of the house are reconstructed before the ancient districts were depopulated in the late 1950s.

Chiesa Rupestre di San Giuliano o Madonna Delle Grazie

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
In ancient times, as can be seen from the pastoral visit of Mgr. Saracen of 1543 – 1544, this church was named after St. Eustace. The entrance leads into a courtyard at the bottom of which opens the chapel; it is surmounted by a terracotta bas-relief, depicting the Madonna and Child. The interior has undergone various tampering, so little remains of the original structure. An imposing Baroque altar interrupts the ancient development of the crypt. The frescoes are still in good condition. Behind the altar, the ceiling is decorated with coffered panels and ornamental motifs.

Location

Activity location

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    Sasso Barisano
    • 75100, Matera, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Chiesa di San Francesco d'Assisi
    • Piazza San Francesco
    • 75100, Matera, Basilicata, Italy

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