General
Tour of Matera, the ‘Rock City’, World Heritage Site
Thanks to our association with a leading tour operator in Matera, we can also offer our customers the possibility of buying tickets for a guided tour of the city while arranging your own transport.
In Alberobello we will provide you with a map and directions for reaching Matera and locating the office of the agency whose guide will accompany you on your discovery of this extraordinary millenary city
The visit will be on foot, giving you every opportunity to discover at close quarters the city of rock dwellings, to see inside the spectacular rupestrian churches and the ‘Grotto House’ (one of the oldest habitations carved out of the rock), and finally taste some of the typical local specialities.
There are two guided visits a day, leaving at 10.30am and at 4.30pm (approximate times)*
Cost: €20.00* per adult. children under 18 years free
Includes: Full visit of Matera with local authorised guide; entrance to typical dwelling; visit to rupestrian churches; map; tasting.
*The times are subject to seasonal modification. There will be a supplement to the standard rate if guides in other languages than Italian are required. Transport not included.
Matera, con uno dei centri storici più affascinanti del mondo, rappresenta una delle più particolari forme di adattamento da parte dell’uomo; infatti, con un substrato abitativo consistente in grotte scavate nel masso tufaceo, Matera possiede uno dei centri più antichi del mondo risalenti al paleolitico. I suoi antichi rioni, denominati Sassi di Matera, sono una