Matera Trip Overview
This tour is ideal for those staying in Matera and also wants to explore its surroundings. Includes the visit of the Sassi and a guided excursion in minivan to Altamura and Gravina di Puglia with departure and return from Matera.
Additional Info
Duration: 2 days
Starts: Matera, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Matera, Basilicata, Italy
This tour is ideal for those staying in Matera and also wants to explore its surroundings. Includes the visit of the Sassi and a guided excursion in minivan to Altamura and Gravina di Puglia with departure and return from Matera.
Itinerary
Day 1: MATERA – SASSI TOUR
Stop At: Matera, Matera, Province of Matera, Basilicata
Meeting with local guide in Piazza Vittorio Veneto (time to be agreed) and walking tour. We will walk among the alleys of the Sassi districts, ancient quarters with cave houses and rocky churches and we will discover the reasons that have made Matera one of the most suggestive places in the world, today a UNESCO site and European capital of culture
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: ALTAMURA with bakery visit – GRAVINA tour of water and stone
Stop At: Altamura, Altamura, Province of Bari, Puglia
Meeting with the driver at Piazza Vittorio Veneto and transfer to Altamura. Here a local guide will show you the beautiful old town and its Romanesque cathedral, the only cult building built by the Emperor Federico II of Swabia. We will also visit a historic bakery to taste the focaccia and the typical bread accompanied by cold cuts and cheeses.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Gravina in Puglia, Gravina in Puglia, Province of Bari, Puglia
The tour of the “Water and Stone Paths” will lead you to discover the enchanting rocky habitat of the City of Gravina in Puglia. You will start your tour with a walk towards the Medieval Bastion, an ancient city wall from the ‘500, which will give you that will give you its wonderful Belvedere Terrace on the Habitat Rupestre; you will visit the cave church of Santa Maria degli Angeli (or delle Tombe); you will cross the Viaduct Aqueduct Bridge which will give you a breathtaking view and finally you will visit the Rupestrian Church of the Madonna della Stella.
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
