Matera Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

About Matera

Matera is a fairly big city of around 60,000 people. One of its quarters is the old city. Just outside the old city are the Sassi - cave houses dug into the limestone rocks. The sassi are located on both sides of a valley. On the north side the Sasso Barisano have been partially commercially developed as offices and housing. The Sasso Caveoso, on the south side, is the most historically interesting. Matera is a "European Capital of Culture" for 2019, an honour it shares withPlovdiv. Be prepared for huge tour groups clogging up the narrow alleys and stairways in the old town, especially on Sundays and holidays.

Top Attractions in Matera

Explore the best things to see and do in Matera:

• ★Ape nei Sassi
• ★Church of Mater Domini
• ★Church of Purgatorio
• ★Church of San Domenico
• ★Church of San Francesco d'Assisi
• ★Church of San Giovanni Battista
• ★Church of San Pietro Barisano
• ★Church of Santa Lucia

Where to Stay in Matera

• 🏨B&B Casastella
• 🏨Hotel Casalnuovo
• 🏨Hotel Il Belvedere
• 🏨Sant'Angelo Luxury Resort

Matera Travel Guide Sections

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