Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Matera, Italy

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 14 sights
Distance 5.5 km
Ascend 482 m
Descend 486 m

Explore Matera in Italy with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in MateraIndividual Sights in Matera

Sight 1: Chiesa Rupestre Acito San Campo

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The rock churches of the territory of Matera, founded mainly in the early Middle Ages, are buildings carved into the rock. Initially born as religious structures, over time they have undergone several transformations of use, becoming homes or shelters for animals. They are an important testimony of the presence of communities of Benedictine, Lombard and Byzantine monks.

Wikipedia: Chiese rupestri di Matera (IT)

80 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Chiesa Rupestre Madonna della Croce

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The Madonna della Croce is a rock church located in the Murgia Materana, on the opposite side of the Gravina stream, from the Sassi di Matera.

Wikipedia: Chiesa della Madonna della Croce (Matera) (IT)

1819 meters / 22 minutes

Sight 3: Belvedere di Murgia Timone

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Belvedere di Murgia Timone Travus / CC BY-SA 2.5

The Natural Historical Archaeological Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera, also called the Murgia Materana Park, is a protected natural area in Basilicata established by regional law no. 11 of 3 April 1990. Since 2007 the definition "Sassi di Matera" in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites has been expanded to include "The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera".

Wikipedia: Parco della Murgia Materana (IT)

231 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Chisa ruprestre santuario Madonna delle Tre Porte

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The Sanctuary of the Madonna delle Tre Porte is a rock church in Matera, Italy.

Wikipedia: Santuario della Madonna delle Tre Porte (IT), Website

244 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Chiesa ruprestre di Sant'Agnese

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The church of Sant'Agnese, also known as the church of Santa Maria dell’Arco, is a religious building that stands in Matera.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Sant'Agnese (Matera) (IT)

884 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 6: Ponte sulla gravina

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Ponte sulla gravina Travus / CC BY-SA 2.5

The Gravina di Matera is a river in the Apulia and Basilicata regions of southern Italy. Its source is between Altamura and Gravina in Puglia in the province of Bari. The river flows southeast and curves east before again flowing southeast. It then flows into the province of Matera and is joined by a left tributary at Matera. The river forms the border between the province of Matera and the province of Taranto near Montescaglioso and Ginosa. Finally, it joins the Bradano as a left tributary in the province of Taranto.

Wikipedia: Gravina di Matera (EN), Website

898 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 7: Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo

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San Pietro Caveoso, also known as "Saint Peter and Saint Paul Church" is a Catholic church situated in the Sassi of Matera.

Wikipedia: San Pietro Caveoso (EN)

61 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Casa Grotta nei Sassi

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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.

Wikipedia: Sassi di Matera (EN)

172 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Madonna de Idris e San Giovanni in Monterrone

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The church of Santa Maria di Idris, also known as "Santa Maria de Idris" or "Madonna de Idris", is located in Matera, inside the Sassi. It is a rock church, that is, carved into the rock.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Maria di Idris (IT), Website

215 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Santa Lucia alle Malve

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Santa Lucia alle Malve is a rock church located near the Sasso Caveoso of Matera, annexed to a Benedictine monastery dating back to the eleventh century.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Lucia alle Malve (IT)

289 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: Chiesa di Santa Maria de Armenis

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The rock church of Santa Maria de Armenis is a place of worship located within the Sassi of Matera.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Maria de Armenis (IT)

410 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 12: Museo Archeologico Nazionale Domenico Ridola

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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

68 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: Chiesa del Purgatorio

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The Church of Purgatory is a Baroque-style church located on Via Ridola in the city of Matera.

Wikipedia: Chiesa del Purgatorio (Matera) (IT)

156 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 14: Chiesa di San Francesco d'Assisi

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The church of St. Francis of Assisi is a Baroque-style Catholic place of worship in Matera, located in the central Piazza San Francesco.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Francesco d'Assisi (Matera) (IT)

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