What You Will Do
The Smart Card offers visitors the opportunity to visit unique and suggestive places within the Città dei Sassi:
• Madonna delle Grazie Rock Church
• Casa Grotta Narrante
• Rock Church of Sant’Antonio Abate
• Casa Cava
• Stone Tales Museum
• Immersive Museum of the Bruna
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
Meeting Point
Chiesa Rupestre Sant'Antonio Abate, Via Sant'Antonio Abate 2
1
Chiesa Rupestre Sant'Antonio Abate
10 minutes
Matera: church of S. Antonio Abate at Sasso Barisano Located in the Sasso Barisano near via Madonna delle Virtù, already close to the natural canal called «grabiglione barisano», hidden in the Fascist era, Sant'Antonio Abate is a church carved into the rock with a forepart and a masonry facade.
2
Casa Grotta Sassi di Matera - C'era Una Volta
10 minutes
Typical House of the Sassi of Matera
3
Chiesa Rupestre di San Giuliano o Madonna Delle Grazie
10 minutes
The church of the Madonna delle Grazie is located in via del Sasso Caveoso in Matera, in an abandoned area subject to collapse.
The church, still open to the public, was formerly dedicated to Sant'Eustachio, as evidenced by the pastoral visit of Msgr. Saracen in 1543-1544.
The entrance consists of a bell gable. It includes a terracotta bas-relief representing the Madonna and Child.
4
The Rupestrian Church Of San Giorgio
10 minutes
Rock site which, in its 40 meters of depth, covers 1000 years of Matera history. The ancient church of San Giorgio al Paradiso first gave way to an oil mill, in the 18th century, to a cellar for pressing the grapes and storing the barrels. The water recovery system is visible with its intact canals and cisterns plastered with cocciopesto.
5
Casa Cava
10 minutes
Casa Cava is a multipurpose cultural center entirely excavated in the rock located in the Sassi of Matera. it is a space of 900 square meters made up of ten rooms including an auditorium that can accommodate 140 people.
Casa Cava is a fascinating rock complex located in the Sasso Barisano next to the rock church of San Pietro Barisano.
6
Materasum Ipogeo
20 minutes
the Matera sum hypogeum, in the historic center of the city, is the place where space and time stop to tell you the story. traditions and culture mix in one of the oldest cities in the world. pure emotion from the belly of the earth.
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