Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Matera, Italy
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2.3 km
87 m
Experience Matera in Italy in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in MateraIndividual Sights in MateraSight 1: Sassi di Matera
The Sassi di Matera are two districts of the Italian city of Matera, Basilicata, well-known for their ancient cave dwellings inhabited since the Paleolithic period.
Sight 2: Cattedrale della Madonna della Bruna e di Sant'Eustachio
Matera Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Matera, Basilicata, Italy. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary under the designation of the Madonna della Bruna and to Saint Eustace. Formerly the seat of the Bishops, later Archbishops, of Matera, it is now the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Matera-Irsina.
Sight 3: Chiesa di San Francesco d'Assisi
The church of San Francesco d'Assisi is a Catholic place of worship in Matera in Baroque style, located in the central Piazza San Francesco.
Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Francesco d'Assisi (Matera) (IT), Website
Sight 4: Museo Archeologico Nazionale Domenico Ridola
The Domenico Ridola National Archaeological Museum is an Italian state museum, located in the former convent of Santa Chiara in Matera and is one of the two locations of the current National Museum of Matera.
Wikipedia: Museo archeologico nazionale Domenico Ridola (IT), Website
Sight 5: Chiesa del Purgatorio
The Church of Purgatory is a Baroque-style place of worship located in Via Ridola in the city of Matera.
Sight 6: Castello Tramontano
Castello Tramontano is a 16th-century fortification situated on Lapellio Hill, above the historical city of Matera with in the Basilicata Administrative Region. It was built to control the local population.
Sight 7: Palazzo dell'Annunziata
The Palazzo dell'Annunziata is a historical building in Matera, Italy.
Sight 8: Chiesa di San Domenico
The Basilica of San Domenico is one of the major churches in Bologna, Italy. The remains of Saint Dominic, founder of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans), are buried inside the exquisite shrine Arca di San Domenico, made by Nicola Pisano and his workshop, Arnolfo di Cambio and with later additions by Niccolò dell'Arca and the young Michelangelo.
Sight 9: Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista
The Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista is a Roman Catholic church dating to the 13th and 18th centuries, located in Matera in the Italian region of Basilicata, and dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. Like the Duomo, the church is an important example of Apulian Romanesque architecture.
Sight 10: Museo Laboratorio della Civiltà Contadina
The Museo-laboratorio della Civiltà Contadina is an ethno-anthropological museum of Matera, situated in the ancient Sassi district. It was founded by Donato Cascione and is managed by the homonym cultural association.
Wikipedia: Museo-laboratorio della Civiltà Contadina (Museum-workshop of the Peasant Culture) (EN), Website
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