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Duration: 1 h 30 min
Languages: English
Group size: Up to 10 travelers
Suitable for: Ages 1–90
Pace: Moderately active

Good for

First-time visitors
History buffs
Solo travelers

Discover Matera's amazing old city on an English guided tour. Visit an original, furnished cave house to see how people lived in the past and explore a rock church adorned with wonderful frescoes. An unforgettable journey through the Sassi.

Highlights

Original Cave House
Rock Church with Frescoes
English Guided Tour

What's included

entrances included in the cave house typically furnished
entrance included in the rock church

Itinerary

1
Sasso Barisano
Pass by
the part already renovated with UNESCO funds
2
Piazza San Pietro Caveoso
Pass by
you can admire the beautiful Sasso Caveoso, the oldest part carved into the rock.
3
Casa grotta del Casalnuovo
30min
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.

Before you go

Ticket & redemption

Mobile or paper ticket accepted
One ticket covers the whole booking

Good to know

Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Accessibility

Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Location

Chiesa Rupestre di San Giuliano o Madonna Delle Grazie

30min

The church of Madonna delle Grazie is located in the Via del Sasso Caveoso in Matera. The church was formerly named after St. Eustace, as can be seen from the pastoral visit of Msgr. Saracen in 1543-1544. The entrance consists of a bell tower. It includes a terracotta bas-relief representing the Madonna and Child. The interior of the cave church has only some alterations. Among these is an imposing Baroque altar placed at the original iconostasis. Behind the altar we find a rock wall with several openings that lead to the sacristy; once there was the chancel. In the ceiling there are two carved domes and visible apse arches. On the right wall there is a Crucifixion, now ruined, under which there is a faded fresco.