Matera Hypogeum: Explore Ancient Underground City
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74 Ratings
Matera

Embark on a captivating journey through the underground history of Matera’s Sassi City. Explore 1200 m2 of hidden houses, streets, cisterns, and places of worship. Book your Hypogeum Materasum tour now!

Duration: 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Materasum Ipogeo - We offer you an audio-guided tour that will accompany you in the underground environments by telling you a story that starts thousands of years ago and goes up to the present day
What's Included
  • Audio guide included
Additional Information

Explore 1200 m2 of subterranean space and delve 12 meters deep to uncover the historical narrative of the Sassi city and beyond. Travel through time and space on a journey from inception to the present. Experience the allure and mystique as you walk through houses, streets, cisterns, production areas, and worship sites - a city beneath a city, waiting…

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Location
Materasum Ipogeo
Recinto XX Settembre 7
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Sonolozio
Aug 15, 2024
Matera underground - Very suggestive experience. Visit with audio guide in total autonomy to discover the history of the city of Matera. Very interesting for those who do not know the city! Live before or after diving in the alleys of the stones
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Pandora10974
Aug 7, 2024
Not to be missed - Wonderful experience, to recommend to those visiting the beautiful Matera. Well-kept hypogeum, very exhaustive audio Guide and well done the two proposed videos.
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M2093webarbarat
Mar 17, 2024
The buried history of Matera - Largest hypogeum in Matera, rich in historical information. Antonella the guide made us discover Matera in all historical periods, fascinating us with her knowledge and preparation. Highly recommended for anyone who is curious to discover this area so rich in history Thanks again
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257ivad
Oct 27, 2023
Good experience - Very interesting route We really liked it. The description is accurate For every single environment visited.
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Danilo
Sep 17, 2023
The roots of the city - After visiting the city, already stupendous in itself, especially in the eyes of those who do not only see the surface but love the history of man and identify with the period that is offered through the pores of the material up to the essence of the soul of the place , a visit to this hypogeum is absolutely inevitable. The roots of the city wedge themselves into the biological fabric and dig it like water passes through tuff. Unmissable.
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Gldep
Sep 10, 2023
Worth visiting to fully understand Matera - Antonella a well of knowledge and sympathy. The place of absolute interest to truly understand Matera's customs and society over the centuries. Both the site and the guide are recommended (even better with Antonella).
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Shuny857
Apr 23, 2024
Impressive but disturbed by the art exhibition. - Impressive! The only shame is the art exhibition which should be collected in a single room...so, even if the artist is undoubtedly worthy, it disturbs the visit a lot, too bad!
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Mariangelag484
Aug 21, 2023
Nice site but communication could be improved - Beautiful and evocative site. However, I advise managers to display the rates for the visit and any reductions at the entrance or somewhere so that the visitor can make an informed decision. Not even the costs are displayed at the purchase desk and I only found out about the reduction for a certain category by asking. Also absolutely to improve the audio and video of the videos. It wouldn't be bad to have a person lead the groups as happens in diving.
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881marianor
Sep 22, 2023
Visit not necessary - Poor lighting. Brief audio guide explanation. Expensive for what it was to see. There are better things to see in my opinion.
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Lucm1078
Sep 3, 2023
rather visit something else, for example casa rupestre or cistern with water in it, on piazza vitt emanuele. - There are better things to visit. The cave is large and deeply carved, with many rooms, with enough information boards, but I lacked concrete objects to properly imagine it. They are empty spaces. I then visited a casa rupestre, and a chiesa rupestre. that was much more interesting. the entrance is €3. we booked online the day before via TripAdvisor: Not necessary! that turned out with an audio guide and cost €8. the audio guide is not helpful. I don't understand this price difference.
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