Guided Tour, Historic Center Sassi Rock Churches and Cave House | 2 hours

327 Reviews | Matera
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Tour in english
2 Adults x $52.50
$105.00
Approx Total
$105.00
Tour of the historic center and Sassi
Duration: 2 hours

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English, Italian, French, Spanish
  • Tickets to visit the rock churches of Santa Maria de Idris and San Giovanni in Monterrone, and the cave house

Overview

With an authorized guide you will visit the beauties of the historic center of Matera reaching, with a pleasant walk, places and breathtaking views.

Meeting points

Agency Passi nei Sassi

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Itinerary

  • Piazza Vittorio Veneto

    We start on foot from the main square of the historic center, Piazza Vittorio Veneto, with a panoramic view of the Sasso Barisano. Continue through the historic center until you reach Piazza Duomo where it will be possible to view the Cathedral externally and then enter the Sasso Caveoso.

    30 minutes

  • Piazza Duomo

    Continue through the historic center until you reach Piazza Duomo where it will be possible to view the Cathedral externally and then enter the Sasso Caveoso.

    30 minutes

  • Church of Santa Maria de Idris

    There will be a visit inside one of the most beautiful rock churches, the Church of Santa Maria di Idris.

    30 minutes

  • N/A

    From here there will be a visit to the furnished house of peasant civilization, to observe how the people of Matera lived until the 1950s

    30 minutes

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Additional Info

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Free Cancellation

June 11100% refund
June 12No refund

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  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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4.9

327 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews
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    301
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  • 3 stars
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Showing 1-5 of 301 reviews with 5 stars

Great information and sites visited. Very knowledgeable guide.

Published on Nov, 2024

Our guide Annalisa was easy to understand and provided so much interesting information to bring Matera to life for our group.

Wonderful french tour of Matera with Francesco

Published on Sep, 2024

We had a wonderful tour of Matera with our guide Francesco. Francesco is a very knowledgeable, resourceful, friendly and considerate guide. He provided us very interesting information about his town Matera. Matera is not an easy town to visit because of all the stairs to climb and especially because of the stones that are very slippery. Francesco guided us with a respectable slow pace, always mindfull of the challenges of the road/sidewalk. He always made sure that we were all together, waiting sometimes for others to catch up, always making sure that we were safe, confirming that we were all right and through all that, brilliantly informing us of the incredible history Matera has.

Rain or shine, this tour is worth it!

Published on May, 2024

During a trip to Italy in April 2024, we booked this guided tour in advance. Since rain was forecasted for our afternoon in Matera, the tour company reached out and offered us the opportunity to reschedule. However, our plans couldn't accomodate this change. Thankfully, the tour guide was still willing to meet up with us, so we went for it! After a quick stop to buy an umbrella, our walk in Matera started with rain, but we got lucky as it really didn't last long. Our guide was a proud local, which is special as he understands and appreciates both the old and the new. He kept us engaged with his knowledge and even asked us some questions along the way. The sites we visited were truly amazing and the views were stunning. Matera is an ancient city unlike anything you've ever seen and is truly worth your time, especially when accompanied by the perfect tour guide!

Great Walking Tour

Published on May, 2024

The tour was great. I would not buy again from Viator because you can buy directly from the tour and save 30%.

Tour Sassi con Simone

Published on May, 2023

We took the personal guided tour with Simone. We were in Matera for the first time and the decision to take a professional guide was the excellent choice. Simone told us a lot about the history, geology and the way of living in Sassi. Very appreciate and recommend it

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