Self Guided Walking Tour of Matera with Audio Guide

Itinerary

1. 1

   Start your walk at Piazza Vittorio Veneto in Matera. Just open Ciceru nearby to begin exploring the plaza that casually sits on top of a hidden underground water world.

   10 min
2. 2

   Stand outside this rare free standing church in a city of caves, and let its Romanesque fau00e7ade prove Matera can do above ground swagger too.

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3. 3

   Admire the elegant front that acts like a polite disguise for the vast rock carved church hiding behind it.

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4. 4

   From Piazza Duomo, look up at the tuff stone crown of the Civita, watching the Sassi below like a medieval supervisor on a high balcony.

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5. 5

   Study the skulls and swirls on the exterior, Baroque beauty with the subtle charm of a deadline.

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6. 6

   Lean on the railing and take in the Sassi panorama, the view that went from u201cnational shameu201d to global icon with suspicious speed.

   10 min
7. 7

   See how the church merges into the cliff, a building that cannot decide if it is architecture or geology.

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8. 8

   Pause by the modest archway, the only part that is not pure cave, and imagine a whole family and a mule sharing the same address.

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9. 9

   Gaze up at the chapel perched on the Monterrone rock spur, a silhouette so dramatic it looks like the mountain grew its own church.

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    Wrap up your tour at Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo (Caveoso). Take a moment to enjoy the canyon edge and the cliffside bravado before ending your tour.

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