Top Matera Cultural & Theme Tours

Puglia Full-Day Tour: Bari, Trulli of Alberobello, Castel del Monte and Sassi of Matera

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• Discover the highlights of Puglia on a private full-day tour from Bari. After a walking history tour of Bari’s old town, head inland to the medieval village of Aberobello, known for its distinctive prehistoric-style Trulli dwellings. Visit the ancient cave city at the Sassi of Matera, where homes and churches are carved directly to the rock in a complex stone labyrinth, and admire the World Heritage-listed Castel del Monte tucked into the Puglian hills. Throughout the day, enjoy the personalized attention of a private guide who can customize the tour based on your interests.
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Matera 2 hours walking tour

• Discover the old mountainside city of Matera on a 2-hour private walking tour. Visit the city’s key landmarks like Palazzo Lanfranchi, the church of San Pietro Caveoso, the Sasso Caveoso, and visit a typical cave house from the region. Learn about the history of this centuries-old city from your informative guide and even walk the streets where Mel Gibson filmed scenes from ‘The Passion of the Christ.’
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Tour guide Metapontum: Impressive Greek Ruins along the Basilicata's coast

• Metapontum means: "Between two rivers", the Bradano and the Basento, in the heart of Magna Grecia, a fraction of the municipality of Bernalda, near Matera.The guided tour of the Archaeological Park includes the monumental remains of the urban sanctuary dedicated to Apollo Licio and the adjoining agora.The sacred area contains four temples: the oldest, dedicated to Athena, founded at the beginning of the sixth century. B.C.; the temples of Apollo and Hera built in 570 BC, all in Doric style; around 470 B.C. the monumental Ionic temple dedicated to Aphrodite was built.The visit includes the Archaeological Park, the National Museum of Metapontino with findings from prehistory to late antiquity and the extra-urban Temple of Hera, better known as the Palatine Tables an imposing temple with Doric columns, 12 columns on the long side and 6 on the short one, made in the late sixth century BC and placed near a sacralized spring as was used in the Greek world.
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Matera Day Trip from Bari with Food Tasting

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• There’s never been a better time to visit Matera, named the 2019 European Capital of Culture—and this tour makes the sightseeing logistics simple. Meet your guide in Bari and journey via comfortable minivan. Upon your arrival, you’ll visit Matera’s famous sassi (historical cave dwellings); discover centuries-old, rock-hewn churches; sample traditional local snacks, including bread, pastries, and wine; and drop by an artisanal ceramics workshop.
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MATERA 2019 - Half day private tour

• Explore Matera without the hassle of planning on a private 1.5-hour tour to the city’s top landmarks, including the Piazza Vittorio Veneto, Cattedrale di Matera, and its renowned ancient cave dwellings. Going with a guide ensures you never get lost, as well as learn more about Matera than you might from a guidebook. For your convenience, round-trip hotel transport is included.
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Matera 3 hours walking tour

• Explore the beautiful mountainside city of Matera on this 3-hour walking tour. Visit the city’s unique cave dwellings and rock churches that have been around for centuries and learn about the city’s history from your informative guide. See the beautiful cathedral of Sasso Barisano and other important churches as well as some of the filming locations for the Mel Gibson film ‘The Passion of the Christ.’
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Matera Sassi - European Capital of Culture 2019

• Get more out of your visit to Sassi di Matera with a guide to show you the best ways around the area. Along with leading you through the region, your guide will also tell you interesting historical and cultural facts as you go. Plus, see tops attractions such as Sasso Caveoso and Sasso Barisano. 
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Miglionico tour: Castle and Polyptych will surprise you

• Miglionico is located on a hill near Matera between the Bradano and Basento rivers and is famous for the majestic Malconsiglio castle, known for the historic conspiracy of the Barons (1485) against King Ferdinando I of Naples. Flanked by square and circular circular towers, placed at the top of the building.On the upper floor, there are the Malconsiglio hall, where the conspiracy was held, and the Star or Spirits room with a star-shaped ceiling and caskets where the most precious treasures and documents were kept.After the visit of the castle the tour continues towards the mother church of Santa Maria Maggiore which preserves precious works such as the splendid Polyptych (1499) oil on panel of the Venetian master Cima da Conegliano, composed of eighteen panels arranged in four orders, with a central beautiful Virgin on the Throne with Child and St. John the Baptist, the Crucifix by Father Umile Da Petralia Soprana (1629) and the great baroque organ.
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5-day Puglia, Benevento, and Matera Tour from Rome

• Get to know the Puglia and Campania regions of southern Italy on this private 7-day tour from Rome, including accommodation. Explore the Roman ruins of Benevento and the Baroque city of Lecce; visit UNESCO World Heritage sites such as the Sassi of Matera and the Trulli of Alberobello; and stop at towns including Leuca, Otranto, and Bari.
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Full day tour to Matera and Grottaglie

• Discover the landscape of the Murge, between alleys and stone houses The best way to spend a day in Matera, starting at 9.00AM from Lecce, the first stop is Grottaglie after about 50 minutes of travel, the city of Taranto famous for its its colorful ceramics, the historic center is a pleasant intermediate stop before reaching Matera. The famous city of the Sassi shows itself in all its ancient beauty. Here you will have plenty of time to visit the maze of narrow streets where worship and tradition create a unique atmosphere made up of churches and dwellings carved into the rock, the location of many famous films. Matera is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, European Capital of Culture 2019. At about 6.00PM we return to Lecce. Daily tour with Van 9 seats, comfortable and equipped with air conditioning, conducted by professional drivers, able to convey the passion for the territory.
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Discovering Matera as a group

• An immersive experience to discover all that makes Matera unique, discovering maternality.The City of Matera, with its ancient neighborhoods, the Sassi, is considered among the oldest in the world. An authentic open-air museum that describes with a spectacular continuity the life of man from the Stone Age to the present day.The sightseeing tour develops through the most evocative places and glimpses of ancient Matera passing through: Sasso Caveoso, Sasso Barisano.During this tour, visiting corners not really touristic, step by step you will discover the history of the city. Walking through the alleys you will enter the philosophy of the materano listening to the stories and the vicissitudes of those who lived in the Sassi of Matera as well as art, anthropology, architecture and through a 360 ° analysis you will discover how Matera has moved from "Shame of Italy" to "World Heritage".
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8-day Apulia and Calabria from Rome

• Discover from Rome two of the most authentic and genunine region of Italiy with their colour, tradition and food: Apulia and Calabria.You will visit first Lecce and its barroque style, the microregion of Salento, Alberobello and the Trulli, Bari, Castel del Monte and via Matera, the city of the Sassi you will arrive to Calabria. Visit of beautiful towns such as Reggio and Cosenza and amazing beaches including Tropea, Le Castella and Praia. On the way back to Rome, visit of Salerno.
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5 day Calabria Tour from Rome

• In 5 days from Rome, you will discover the southernmost region of the Italian penisnula: Calabria. Visit of Matera, city of the Sassi in the region Basilicata, the Albanian community of Civita, the beauty of Reggio Calabria and charming beaches such as Tropea, Le Castella and Praia. Visit of Cosenza, main cultural centre and Salerno on the way back to Rome.
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Crypt of Original Sin tour with transfer

• This place is one of the ancient testimonies of rocky art in the South of Italy. Its wonderful frescoes underline the typical aspects of a Benedictine art. This cave church is also called Sistine Chapel, thanks to the religious and cultural value of its frescoes. On top: a unique gift idea.The Sistine Chapel of the south of Italy.One of the most fascinating and particular work of arts in Basilicata.
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WALKING TOUR OF GIOVINAZZO WITH AN EXPERT GUIDE, AT THE END OF THE TOUR TASTING

• Giovinazzo is a suggestive peculiar city, with a unique and characteristique apulian old town and it ha salso a beautiful turistic port with a lively night life and amazing public beaches and clubs. According to the legend “Jovis Natio” was founded from the legendary heroe Perseus, Jupiter’s son. Giovinazzo honours these origins standing out among the jewels of the adriatic coast. We suggest you a guided tour which will give you an overview of the city: from the oldest little street of the old town, to the important cultural and historical heritage of the noble palaces and the Magnificent Cathedral. The old town has different point of interest: the old “Arco Traiano”, wanted by the famous Emperor with surrounding walls to protect the city; the “Torrione Aragonese” (know as “U Tammurre” – “The Drum” in local dialect), because of its shape.
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