Strolling Matera: Comprehensive Guide to Sasso Barisano and Sasso Caveoso

Take a comprehensive and enchanting tour of Matera. Get to enjoy the best sights in the city center, Sasso Barisano, and Sasso Caveoso. Visit Cave Homes, Rock Churches, and explore the plains’ area rich with Baroque churches, Apulian Romanesque, and Aristocratic mansions.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Belvedere Luigi Guerricchio - Starting point with initial introduction on the Barisano stone
  • Piazza San Giovanni - From the Guerricchio terrace through via San Biagio, we will walk to Piazza San Giovanni, where we will visit the Romanesque-style church of San Giovanni externally, and the beautiful square where Matera was proclaimed European Capital of Culture for 2019.
  • Chiesa rupestre di San Pietro Barisano - From Piazza San Giovanni we will walk towards the rock church of San Pietro Barisano, the largest rock church in the city dating back to the year one thousand, with the external facade rebuilt and entirely dug out of the rock. The only example of ancient and modern church.
  • Casa Grotta nei Sassi di Matera - Cave house of peasant civilization, where you will be described how Matera families lived until the 1950s.
  • Church of Santa Maria de Idris - From the Casa Grotta we will walk towards Monterrone where we will visit the rock church of Santa Maria de Idris and San Giovanni in Monterrone.
  • Piazza Giovanni Pascoli - Piazza Giovanni Pascoli where we will end the tour, overlooking the Sasso Caveoso.
What's Included
  • Entrance to rock churches included
  • Access to Casa Grotta included
Location
Fontana Ferdinandea
Piazza Vittorio Veneto
Piazza Vittorio Veneto in front of the Ferdinandea
Cancellation Policy

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

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615giusit
Aug 19, 2024
Move to teamonto - Benedict accompanied us step by step among the stones of Matera, telling us with competence and passion the history and birth of this wonderful city! What about... Thanks x this adventure and for the 'great Recommendation to choose the' last tour at 18.30.
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Conniei211
Aug 19, 2024
Those two wonderful stones - Guided tour accompanied by the excellent Benedetto who made us discover a wonderful Matera. He was a very knowledgeable Guide and is really in love with his city. Bravo Benedetto, highly recommended Guide :)
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Tourist19529673762
Aug 17, 2024
Beautiful. - Truly instructive experience thanks especially to our Guide Benedetto, wonderful person and really competent in his work. Thank you.
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Annalisacard
Aug 15, 2024
Nice experience - Optimum.visit and Benedict 'was an excellent Guide and fun .. magnificent places to recommend highly beautiful night a real nativity scene
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P5964tbdomenicot
Aug 2, 2024
Bellissimaaaa! - The visit to Matera was a very pleasant discovery. Thanks to a tour organized by a dear friend of mine I was able to discover the beauties of this city. Our guide Grazia kidnapped us with his stories and his passion that made the visit simply PERFECT! I advise everyone to rely on professionals like you. Thank you.
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Alessiavd
Jul 27, 2024
Beautiful walk among the Sassi. - Beautiful experience of a guided tour among the Sassi of Matera made special thanks to the guide, Simone, who accompanied us on a path that lasted 2 hours and 30 minutes (not challenging at all) explaining the history of this picturesque landscape. Simone was very nice and detailed in the explanation and for that we thank him. Alessia from Triuggio in the province of Monza and Brianza
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Essenne
Jul 24, 2024
What’s around Heart of Matera - First time in Matera and we decided to take a guided tour in the Sassi. Benedetto, our Guide, with his story and his professionalism made us relive the way of life of families in cave houses, steeped in history. We will definitely return.
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Francoml750ro
Jul 17, 2024
Pure emotions - We had a fantastic experience with a Guide full of passion, competence, professionalism, kindness but above all Love for the city that told us We were enchanted Thank you so much Franco Marini from Parma
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Puocar
Jul 2, 2024
A visit to the stones of Matera - The guide Simone was very good and professional. The tour is very impressive. Duration and average price. Very serious company. We recommend it.
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Franco
Jun 24, 2024
Bravo Adriano - We booked from home this excursion directly with Mr. Uccio who was very kind and advised us on the choice. On the day of the tour we know the guide Adriano, very prepared and never picky, two hours that flew and gave us an exhaustive flouring so Matera. Super recommended0
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