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Matera Underground Cultural Sassi Tour

By CREA Experience
10 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is £51 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Explore the ancient city built into the rock, discover “Sassi di Matera” in a 2 hours walking tour, with a licensed local guide and visit an exclusive Underground site, run by our team: you will have the chance to observe the city through the eyes of a historian, who will show you not only the artistic beauty, but also the social, cultural and political value of a truly magical place. During the cultural tour, it will be possible to visit cisterns, rock churches or cave dwellings, also walking on film locations. This will allow to experience history of the city, its internal dynamics and the global influences that have affected Matera over the centuries. We offer an enveloping tale that will enthral young and old alike in our culture. The tour is a continuous discovery and is ideal, as well, for people interested in history and curious tourists who want to enjoy the beauty and uniqueness of the place, beyond the postcard image. Tour is limited to small groups of up to 15 people.

Activity location

  • Piazza Vittorio Veneto
    • Piazza Vittorio Veneto
    • Matera, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Bar Caffè Tripoli
    • 17 Piazza Vittorio Veneto
    • 75100, Matera, Basilicata, Italy

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Eng Tour-Matera Underground
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English

Matera Underground Site: The main attraction is the visit of an exclusive fascinating underground space of 500 m², dating back to XVI-XVII sec.

Language options: English
Price details
£51.25 x 2 Adults£102.50
Total
Price is £102.50
Until Sat, 11 Oct
Ita tour Matera Underground
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • Italian

Matera Underground Site: The main attraction is the visit of an exclusive fascinating underground space of 500 m², dating back to XVI-XVII sec.

Language options: Italian
Price details
£51.25 x 2 Adults£102.50
Total
Price is £102.50
Until Sat, 11 Oct

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Complete tour of the Sassi area
  • What's includedWhat's included
    An exclusive Matera Underground site of 500 sqm, dating back to XVI-XVII sec.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Licensed Guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    One of rupestrian site, according to host preferences
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Tickets for admission to rock churches are reduced
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Food and drink
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Pick up & drop off

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Not recommended for people with mobility impairements
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Piazza Vittorio Veneto
  • 15m
  • Admission ticket included
Vittorio Veneto Square is one of the main squares of Matera, located in the historic centre of the city. The square was built in the 19th century during the period of urban renewal of the city. Today, it is an important meeting place and gathering spot for the citizens of Matera, and hosts various commercial and cultural activities.
Sasso Barisano
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Matera, designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1993, was also the European Capital of Culture 2019: sure will take your breath away. The two Sassi districts, Caveoso and Barisano, dug into the limestone, are unique from an urban planning point of view because of the exceptional nature of their history and bear witness to unique human endeavours, where the combination of the Sassi and the Natural and Archaeological Park of the Rock churches form the perfect symbiosis between the cultural and natural characteristics of a place. Its transcendent universal value derives precisely from this integration between the natural and cultural characteristics of the area: 'Rioni Sassi' are a stunning sight, one that is unique in the world.
Chiese rupestri Madonna delle Virtu e San Nicola dei Greci
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
According to some sources, the Church of the Madonna delle Virtù was carved out in the 12th century. Thus, as with all the other rupestrian churches in the area of Matera, the church is noted for its “negative architecture”, making it unique. The uniqueness of this rupestrian church can be seen not only in its well-structured architecture, but also in the later-dated frescoes of the church. San Nicola dei Greci is a crypt especially significant due to the survival of some important frescoes. The Byzantine character of the crypt is confirmed by the 11th – 12th century frescoes on the church’s walls, which are linked to the Byzantine tradition. Among the most important and best preserved are the “triptych” frescoes of St. Nicholas, St. Barbara and St. Pantaleone in the left apse and dating back to the 13th century, and the Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary and St. John the Evangelist, from the 14th century.
Sassi di Matera
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Just a few steps away from the Cathedral in the upper part of Sasso Caveoso, visitors will find Casa Noha. From here, you can move towards Piazza di San Pietro Caveoso where you can visit the rupestrian church and enjoy a spectacular panoramic view! Next, you can visit the two important churches of Madonna dell’Idris and San Giovanni in Monterrone both carved into a mass of calcareous rock (tufo). Near here, you should also visit the Casa-grotta (cave house) which was inhabited until 1957 and has now been turned into a museum giving visitors a true picture of what it would have been like to live here. The Cathedral, Santa Maria della Bruna, dates to the year 1268. Considered to be Apulian-Romanesque, it is positioned in the highest point of the city and allows for a spectacular view of the Sasso Barisano.

Location

Activity location

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    Piazza Vittorio Veneto
    • Piazza Vittorio Veneto
    • Matera, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Bar Caffè Tripoli
    • 17 Piazza Vittorio Veneto
    • 75100, Matera, Basilicata, Italy

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