2.5-hour guided walking tour of Sasso Barisano and Matera Underground
Overview
Starting in Piazzetta Pascoli, this journey offers an archaeological and anthropological introduction to the history of Matera. The route traverses the historic center known as "Il Piano" before arriving at Piazza Vittorio Veneto.
- 🏛️ Visit the nineteenth-century “Ferdinandea” fountain and enjoy views from the balcony overlooking Sasso Barisano and Civita hill.
- ⛪ Discover the rock-hewn church of Santo Spirito, which features an hypogeum revealing "a city beneath the city."
- 🏡 Enter a typically furnished cave-house, showcasing how the poor inhabitants lived until the mid-fifties in the Sasso Barisano.
- 🍽️ Conclude with a small tasting of traditional products from the region.
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- Entrance fees
- Guided walking tour
- Food tasting
- Blue Badge guide
- Hotel pick-up/drop-off
- Lunch