Guidebook for Matera

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Guidebook for Matera

Parks & Nature

If you come in spring and Autumn, it's a good idea to go to Iazzo Gattini and ask for a guide tour around this park. Some hiking tours are 2/3 hours long but they're worth it. This park is full of rock churches decorated with interesting frescoes of Byzantine culture. From the park you can enjoy stunning panorama of the whole Sassi area which is on the other side of the canyon. There are also remains of a primitive burial, and some traces of ancient Neolithic village. (In summer I recommend it in the early morning or late afternoon because it's too hot and there aren't any trees)
64 locals recommend
park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera
64 locals recommend
If you come in spring and Autumn, it's a good idea to go to Iazzo Gattini and ask for a guide tour around this park. Some hiking tours are 2/3 hours long but they're worth it. This park is full of rock churches decorated with interesting frescoes of Byzantine culture. From the park you can enjoy stunning panorama of the whole Sassi area which is on the other side of the canyon. There are also remains of a primitive burial, and some traces of ancient Neolithic village. (In summer I recommend it in the early morning or late afternoon because it's too hot and there aren't any trees)

Sightseeing

The complex method for water supply is the uniqueness of this system that has contributed to the proclamation of Sassi as UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Palombaro is a big cistern where you can see how the Sassi of Matera stored water for centuries. It's a peculiar place!
43 locals recommend
Palombaro Lungo
34 Piazza Vittorio Veneto
43 locals recommend
The complex method for water supply is the uniqueness of this system that has contributed to the proclamation of Sassi as UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Palombaro is a big cistern where you can see how the Sassi of Matera stored water for centuries. It's a peculiar place!

Food Scene

If you want to taste good food, this is the right place to go! The products are good and the chefs are top! They partecipated in "i 4 ristoranti" an Italian TV chef competition. Avarage price for a meal is 35/40 euros. It's worth it!
'900 Restaurant
31 Via Santo Stefano
If you want to taste good food, this is the right place to go! The products are good and the chefs are top! They partecipated in "i 4 ristoranti" an Italian TV chef competition. Avarage price for a meal is 35/40 euros. It's worth it!