Full Day Matera Tour with Cave Homes and Local Food Tasting
from $115.46
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
Overview
Matera has a lot going for it – it’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site, European Capital of Culture 2019 and a cave city dating back over 5,000 years. Tour its historic centre and ancient cave dwellings, try local Basilicata food and wine, then choose to visit the cave house museum or a rupestrian church.
Considered one of the most outstanding and intact troglodyte settlements, Matera’s ancient cave dwellings, or ‘sassi’, are the city’s big draw. Beginning in the historic centre, we’ll check out the baroque quarter, known as ‘Il Piano’, where churches and palaces are built on top of the caves.
Venture into the neighbourhoods of ‘Sasso Barisano’ and ‘Sasso Caveoso’ to see ancient ‘sassi’ carved into the Gravina canyon and you’ll pause for thought in the old quarter of ‘Civita’. You’ll also get to try typical food and wine at Panecotto Restaurant, before choosing between an optional visit to the cave house museum or a rupestrian church, cut into the rock.
8 hours
Pickup offered
Itinerary
- 1Matera
Visit UNESCO Site and newly elected European Capital of Culture 2019 – 5000 years old village built into the rocks.
- 2Sassi di Matera
Relaxed, guided visit of the Sassi areas, Sasso Barisano and Sasso Caveoso, together with the visit of Piano district and the Matera Romanic Cathedral. Optional visit inside a SASSO house.
- 3Sasso Barisano
Venture into the neighbourhoods of ‘Sasso Barisano' and ‘Sasso Caveoso' to see ancient ‘sassi' carved into the Gravina canyon and you'll pause for thought in the old quarter of ‘Civita'.
- 4Agriristories
Try Basilicata food and wine. Explore the cave house museum and a rupestrian church.
What's included
- Food Tasting
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Tour Guide
- Wine Tastin- minimum age required to drink alcohol is 18 years old
Not included
- Entrance fee for Sassi house: 5,00€, Sassi churches: max 8,00€
Good to know
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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