10 Things to do in Matera, Italy Travel Guide
Join us as we visit Matera, Italy in this travel guide covering top attractions, things to do and food worth eating in la Città Sotterranea (the Subterranean City). As one of our favorite cities we visited from our trip to Europe and around Italy Matera is somewhere you go to get lost around every corner. As one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, you'll find yourself exploring caves, the historical center 'sassi' and UNESCO heritage churches along with eating delicious Italian food. An exciting announcement is that Matera was declared Italian host of European Capital of Culture for 2019.
1) Chiesa rupestre di San Pietro Barisano
2) Convent of Saint Agostino
3) Cathedral of Matera
4) Chiesa di Santa Maria di Idris
5) Murgia National Park
6) La Grotta nei Sassi Restaurant
7) Storica Casa Grotta di vico Solitario
8) Palombaro Lungo - Underground Matera Tour
9) Ristorante Nadi
10) Matera at Night
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Our visit Matera travel guide documentary covers some of the top attractions including a food guide to Italian cuisine, top sightseeing tourist attractions and the city by day and night including visiting churches, parks, the old town 'sassi', quirky neighborhoods, museums and caves. We also cover off-the-beaten-path outdoor activities you won't find in a typical Matera tourism brochure, Matera itinerary or Matera city tour also known as Matera, Italia.
10 Things to do in Matera, Italy Travel Guide Food Video Transcript:
One destination that’s been at the very top of our travel bucket list for a while now is Matera, and on this trip to Italy, we were determined to make it happen!
Nicknamed “the stone city”, Matera has been quite literally dug out of the rock, and it’s a sight you won’t soon forget. Set on the slope of a rocky ravine, the landscape is dominated by cave dwellings, zigzagging staircases, and early churches that hold some incredible frescoes once you set foot inside.
During our visit, we stayed in the “sassi”, which is the ancient town, and in our opinion, the best way to soak in the vibe of this place.
Now in this video, we’re going to take you on a tour of the city and show you some of the things you can see, do and eat when you visit Matera.
Matera is well-known for its rupestrian churches, carved into the rock and covered in frescoes.
We first stopped by Chiesa Rupestre di San Pietro Barisano, which is the largest rock church in the city of Matera.
We wanted to show you the frescoes, so we continued to Convento di Sant’Agostino, a church and convent dating back to the late 16th Century. We started walking uphill via a series of staircases and winding streets, until we found ourselves in front of Matera Cathedral.
The rocky landscape we noticed is called Murgia (MoorJa) National Park and it’s an archaeological site with cliffs, gorges & caves.
Let’s take a quick break to introduce you to Materan cuisine. Like most of the establishments in Matera, this restaurant was set in a cave and we ate pasta, wine & dessert?
We spent a lot of time visiting cave churches, but for a look at how locals lived in these troglodyte dwellings, we visited Casa Grotta.
The Sassi District is a made up of a network of dwellings carved into the steep slopes of the valley walking into the Casa Grotta.
We visited Palombaro Lungo, a massive water cistern that sits directly under Matera’s main square.
After visiting Palombaro Lungo, we also found ourselves in front of the ruins of Chiesa del Santo Spirito. The church sits beneath Piazza Vittorio Veneto where you can make out frescoes on the walls.
Continuing our quest for Materan cuisine, we ended up at Ristorante Nadi - another cave restaurant that we stumbled upon by chance to see if we could get through a 4 course meal.
Our final recommendation for Matera would be to explore the city at night. Matera looks magical between sunset and blue hour and it was a pleasure to wander around with camera in hand.
And that’s a wrap for Matera! We hope you guys enjoyed discovering Italy’s famed Stone City, and we’ll see you soon with more videos from Italy.
This is part of our Travel in Italy video series showcasing Italian food, Italian culture and Italian cuisine.
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Heading to Matera, Basilicata in Italy?
We have a video on what to do in the Matera, Italy? If you are planning a holiday in Matera, you will find our video helpful, containing info on how best to tackle your days at Matera.
But before we start as a quick tip whilst you are booking your accommodation, make sure you stay in Matera Sassi, which is the Matera Centro Storico of the town. It is stunning and you won't regret spending the few extra dollars to base yourself here.
In our video, we share some ideas about the best places to visit in Matera, as well as show you where to go in Matera to see some of the top sights.
Visit Matera to see some stunning churches built into the rocks, visit the casa grotta's to see how the people used to live. There are so many interesting places in Matera to check out.
We highly recommend you plan your Matera trip so that you stay for at least 2-3 nights.
Enjoy the video on the top things to do in Matera.
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Matera is a beautiful city in southern italy, and it definitely one of Italy's best kept secrets!
Matera is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, having been inhabited since the 10th millennium BC. Its historical center (called Sassi) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Matera will be the European capital of culture in 2019, so make sure that you go visit before then! There is no doubt that it will be overrun with tourists, but for 2018 it will still be relatively quiet =)
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A Day in MATERA, Italy / City Walk
A day in Matera, Italy - walking throughout the city.
Matera is one of the most interesting and incredible destinations in Italy. The ancient town is famous for the extensive cave-dwelling districts called sassi, that are carved into the rocks and have been inhabited for centuries until present time. There are two sassi districts - Sasso Caveoso and Sasso Barisano. This video presents the main sights to see in these districts - the Matera cathedral, San Pietro Caveoso church, S.Maria of Idris church, Palazzo Lanfranchi, S. Francis of Assisi church, Piazza Vittorio Veneto with the big cistern Palombaro lungo, that supplies city with water, etc.
For more authentic experience you can rent a cave room / flat during your stay in Matera.
Sassi and rupestrian churches of Matera have been listed in the Unesco World Heritage Site.
Matera has also been elected as one of the 2019 European capital of culture along with the city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Recently, Matera became one of the settings for the filming of the new James Bond 007 movie No time to die 2020.
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Matera, Italy Walking Tour [4K | 60fps]
WALKING IN MATERA, ITALY: Walk down the ancient streets of Matera, recently voted the European Capital of Culture for 2019. The tour begins at the Piazza Vittorio Veneto on June 28th, 2019, just 4 days before Matera's biggest celebration of the year, Festa della Bruna. Matera is known for their ancient cave-dwellings known as the Sassi. This walk will take you through the Sasso Barisano and the Sasso Caveoso districts as well as the Civita. The Sassi of Matera and the nearby Murgia Materana Park were added as an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993. This walk include closed-captions to help guide you through your walk. ????For an even more immersive experience, be sure to put on your headphones and listen in 3D audio.
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01:47 - Piazza Vittorio Veneto
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03:55 - Belvedere Luigi Guerricchio (Terrace view of the Sassi)
07:01 - Steps down into the Sasso Barisano
15:09 - The Sassi in Miniature
21:05 - Convent of Saint Agostino
25:45 - View of Chiesa rupestre di San Giuliano o Madonna delle Grazie
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46:11 - Piazza del Sedile
47:14 - Palazzo del Sedile
49:09 - Church of Purgatory (Via Ridola)
50:29 - Church of Saint Clare
52:10 - Piazzetta Giovanni Pascoli
52:43 - Terrace viewpoint of the Sassi
53:28 - Path down to the Sasso Caveoso
1:03:45 - Inside a Sassi Cave House (Casa Grotta di vico Solitario)
1:06:24 - Piazza San Pietro Caveoso
1:07:08 - Church of Saint Peter
1:12:42 - Walking up to the Church of Santa Maria de Idris (Rock Church)
1:20:04 - Necropoli di Santa Lucia alle Malve (Cimitero Barbarico)
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Matera Video Tour - Italy ???????? European Capital Of Culture 2019
Matera is one of the most evocative cities in Southern Italy. A village full of surprises, history and art. Rightly deserved the title of European Capital of Culture 2019. Discover all its beauties in this video tour.
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Pronti Partenza...Via - Tra i Sassi di MATERA
Pronti Partenza...Via TRIP fa tappa a MATERA, al confine tra la Basilicata e le gravine pugliesi. Riconosciuta patrimonio dell'umanità dall'Unesco per gli insediamenti scavati nella roccia, Matera è famosa in tutto il mondo per i Sassi.
A dividere il Sasso Caveoso dal Sasso Barisano lo sperone roccioso della Civita dominato dal campanile del Duomo. Una passeggiata per queste stradine è un vero viaggio nel tempo, dove poter osservare la stratificazione vernacolare affiancata dalle architetture barocche in uno scenografico paesaggio in cui estraniarsi dal mondo.
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La passeggiata all'interno dei suggestivi rioni Sassi prevede un itinerario con differenti soste panoramiche: i vicinati della comunità contadina, necropoli medievale sita nel rione Sasso Caveoso, chiese rupestri, casa grotta della civiltà contadina ed ambienti ipogei.
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MATERA: ecco cosa vedere nella 'città dei sassi'
Matera (Basilicata) è nota come 'la città dei Sassi', per la peculiarità e l'unicità del suo centro storico. Scavati e costruiti a ridosso della Gravina di Matera, una profonda gola che divide il territorio in due, i Sassi (Caveoso e Barisano), sono rioni che costituiscono la parte antica della città e si distendono in due vallette. Matera risulta essere uno dei più antichi e meglio conservati esempi di bio-architettura al mondo per gli ingegnosi sistemi di recupero e conservazione delle acque.
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Matera is a town and a province in the region of Basilicata, in southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Matera.
Apart from an economy which has traditionally been based on agriculture, in the late 1990s the major economic base of Matera, and of surrounding cities, is the production of upholstered furniture.
The town lies athwart a small canyon, which has been eroded in the course of years by a small stream, the Gravina.
Matera has gained international fame for its ancient town, the Sassi di Matera (meaning stones of Matera). The Sassi originate from a prehistoric (troglodyte) settlement, and are suspected to be some of the first human settlements in Italy.
The Sassi are houses dug into the tuff rock itself, which is characteristic of Basilicata and Apulia. Many of these houses are really only caverns, and the streets in some parts of the Sassi often are located on the rooftops of other houses. The ancient town grew in height on one slope of the ravine created by a river that is now a small stream. The ravine is known locally as la Gravina.
In the 1950s, the government of Italy forcefully relocated most of the population of the Sassi to areas of the developing modern city. However, people continued to live in the Sassi, and according to the English Fodor's guide:
Matera is the only place in the world where people can boast to be still living in the same houses of their ancestors of 9,000 years ago.
Until the late 1980s this was considered an area of poverty, since these houses were, and in most areas still are, mostly unlivable. Current local administration, however, has become more tourism-oriented, and has promoted the re-generation of the Sassi with the aid of the European Union, the government, UNESCO, and Hollywood. Today there are many thriving businesses, pubs, and hotels.
The church of Sant'Agostino.
One of the benefits of the ancient city, is that there is a great similarity in the look of the Sassi with that of ancient sites in and around Jerusalem. This has caught the eye of film directors and movie studios. ( source Wikipedia )
Matera, Italy: Exploring caves in the 2019 European Capital of Culture | Italy Days 4 &5
WOW, Matera is a gem! The history of this city is incredible–it’s the third oldest continuously inhabited city, a UNESCO world heritage site, full of cave dwellings, and one of the 2019 European Culture Capitals. We had the best day wandering around this city and touring rock churches at Murgia. It is unlike anywhere we have ever been and we hope you get the chance to visit this amazing city someday!
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2. Ostuni - white as snow, you will be addict from beautiful streets.
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3. Alberobello - like a smurf village, so cute!
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