Matera's Sassi Walking Tour - PREMIUM GUIDES
Descriptions come from the operator and are translated automatically.
- 2 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Mobile ticket
Highlights
Discover the historical "Sassi" neighbourhoods with a high profile guide. Our guides are all very fluent in English. Starting from the upper part of the city centre, you will get to know the most alive part of the town, where the locals live. Moving towards the Sassi area, you will have the chance to better understand how this complex city developed over the centuries. Passing first by the Sasso Barisano which we will admire from a panoramic terrace, the tour keeps going on through the internal alleys of the Sasso Caveoso with several stops to dig into the depths of Matera’s historical, architectural and cultural background. Our choice on what to include in the tour has been made, taking into careful consideration which sites are most worthy of the presence of a guide. We decided to include a rock-hewn church: Santa Lucia alle Malve. At the end of the tour the guide will share with you infos on which other places it’s worth of visiting on your own.
Inclusions
What's included
- Radio guide (when more than 10 people)
- Map
- Ticket for the rock hewn church 'Santa Lucia alle Malve'
- Guided tour
Itinerary
Walking tour of Matera and its Sassi districts. This tour provides a comprehensive understanding of Matera's history and architecture, including one major indoor site Santa Lucia alle Malve.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
4.9
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- At the headquarters of the SEEKERS agency
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 16 travellers
- Operated by
- Matera Tour Guide
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Matera
- Its from-price is 62% below the median of the 186 experiences we list in Matera.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 4 of 186.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Matera
Matera is a southern Italian city of ancient cave dwellings carved into a ravine, a UNESCO-listed maze of stone houses, rock churches and stepped lanes.
Matera, in the Basilicata region of southern Italy, is built above a deep ravine, and its old districts, the Sassi, are cave houses and stone buildings stacked down the cliff. People have lived here since prehistory, and until the 1950s many families still occupied the caves, before they were moved to new housing. The Sassi were listed by UNESCO in 1993, and the cathedral crowns the rock between the two districts, Sasso Barisano and Sasso Caveoso.
Top-ranked sights in Matera: Sassi di Matera, Murgia National Park (Parco della Murgia Materana), Madonna delle Virtù Church (Chiesa di Madonna delle Virtù).
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