Matera travel - Lonely Planet | Italy, Europe
Matera, Basilicata's jewel, may be the world's third-longest continuously inhabited human settlement. Natural caves in the tufa limestone, exposed as the Gravina cut its gorge, attracted the first inhabitants perhaps 7000 years ago.
Must-see attractions Matera, Basilicata - Lonely Planet
Discover the best attractions in Matera including Chiesa San Pietro Barisano, Palombaro Lungo, and Casa Noha.
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Cathedral | Matera, Italy | Attractions - Lonely Planet
This giant cistern, arguably as magnificent as a subterranean cathedral, is one of Matera's great sights. Lying under the city's main square with arches…
Chiesa di San Pietro Caveoso | Matera, Italy - Lonely Planet
This giant cistern, arguably as magnificent as a subterranean cathedral, is one of Matera's great sights. Lying under the city's main square with arches…
Palombaro Lungo | Matera, Italy | Attractions - Lonely Planet
This giant cistern, arguably as magnificent as a subterranean cathedral, is one of Matera's great sights. Lying under the city's main square with arches carved out of the existing rock, it is mind-boggling in its scale and ingenuity, and was still supplying water to Materans within living memory.
Castello Tramontano | Matera, Italy | Attractions - Lonely Planet
This giant cistern, arguably as magnificent as a subterranean cathedral, is one of Matera's great sights. Lying under the city's main square with arches…
Casa-Grotta di Vico Solitario | Matera, Italy - Lonely Planet
This monastic complex, one of the most important monuments in Matera, comprises dozens of chambers carved into the tufa limestone over two floors. Chiesa…
Chiesa di Santa Maria di Idris | Matera, Italy - Lonely Planet
Dating to the 8th century, when it was built as the Benedictine Order's first foothold in Matera, this cliff-face church has a number of 13th-century…
Chiesa di Madonna delle Virtù & Chiesa di San Nicola del Greci
This monastic complex, one of the most important monuments in Matera, comprises dozens of chambers carved into the tufa limestone over two floors. Chiesa di Madonna delle Virtù was built in the 10th or 11th century and restored in the 17th century.