Matera Walking Tour with Audio and Written Guide by a Local
Description
If you're looking for a fun and curious way to visit Matera, you've come to the right place! With this digital guide created with the support of a local guide, you will be able to visit all the most important monuments at your own pace. You'll get to know the stories and curiosities of Matera! But also you will discover everything about local foods, Italian Aperitivo in authentic local restaurants, and much more!
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Itinerary
The hypogeum Materasum, also known as Matera Sotterranea, is a complex excavated in the tuff rock. This site can be described as a “city under the city”. Really impressive!
The Palazzo dell’Annunziata in Matera, located in Piazza Vittorio Veneto, is the building that currently houses the Provincial Library “Tommaso Stigliani.”
A “palombaro” is an underground structure designed to collect and store water. The “Palombaro Lungo” in Matera is located under Piazza Vittorio Veneto and was built in several phases starting in the 16th century.
When we talk about the Sassi, we are referring to the historical part of Matera, divided into three main areas: the Sasso Barisano to the North-West, the Sasso Caveoso to the South and the Civita in the center that separates them.
The Cathedral of Maria Santissima della Bruna and Sant’Eustachio, also known as the Duomo of Matera, was completed in 1270 and stands on the Civita, the highest point of the city where the first settlement of the Sassi originated. This area was previously home to a Benedictine monastery dedicated to Sant’Eustachio, consecrated in 1082.
Casa Noha is located in the Civita district, a natural rock that separates the Sasso Caveoso and Sasso Barisano districts. This building, dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries, was once the home of the noble de Noha family.
Located in the middle of the Sasso Caveoso, more precisely on the rocky promontory of Monterrone and is partly dug into the rock and partly built after the collapse of the vault that occurred before the 16th century.
This church is located in the heart of the Sassi, right in the Sasso Caveoso. On the baroque façade there are three niches, inside which there are the statues of St. Paul on the right, St. Peter on the left and in the center the Madonna della Misericordia.
The Church of Purgatory was built in Baroque style and is dedicated to the deceased and deals with the theme of death and the redemption of souls.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- You will need a smartphone with internet connection to use the digital guide (details to activate the digital guide will be in your voucher, read it carefully!)
- You'll be able to hear the audio through your speakers or, if you have them, through your headphones
Reviews(41)
It was not practical for me. I prefer a guide in person
I had high hopes for this as we’ve used other walking tours with audio guides before. It quickly turned into a disappointment when the first point on the tour was literally a doorway where he could walk in and pay more money to see caves. After that it became more and more difficult to find our way because it uses Google maps, which may or may not be loading properly. The better products I’ve used integrate the GPS directions into the app, but instead, this one uses a webpage and it all looks the same. Each step of the way you can get lost in the labyrinth of Matera small roads. Too easy to take a wrong turn and lose the direction. Another serious failing in my opinion is that it’s very much like an academic lecture without many interesting facts or any sense of humour. Maybe I miss some of the interesting detail, but we gave up halfway through it because it was too frustrating, hard to see in the sun, and we spent most of our time looking at our phone trying to find out where we were instead of the incredible sites. I ended up just finding our way to different locations and googling the history.
Ciao! The first stop on the tour is an attraction, and as specified in the description and product details, you'll need to pay an entrance fee if you want to visit it😌. We use Google Maps for navigation because we believe it's the simplest and most reliable system. Unfortunately, we're not responsible for the fact that beautiful Matera looks like a labyrinth (which is easily navigable with Google Maps 😉), nor for the sun 😅 I hope this answer helps other travelers! Ciao Walking Cap
The best! History, guide, sights - incredible!
Superficial info for sites; fell short of potential. Mapping was difficult to follow despite cross referencing with google maps as instructed. Get a live guide and experience Matera.
Hi Cynthia, we're sorry you didn't enjoy our experience! The person answering you is a tour guide who knows the value of a "live guide" experience! However, they also know that: 👉🏻it costs a lot more 👉🏻you have to leave at specific times 👉🏻you have to follow the guide's pace 👉🏻you can't take breaks whenever you want 👉🏻did I mention it costs a lot more 😬? For navigation, we use Google Maps because we believe it's the most reliable and easy-to-use service! I hope this answer can help other travelers! Ciao Walking Cap
Absolutely rubbish it was a scam. There was no one to meet. There was no instructions on how to listen to the tour. I have reported this to my bank.
Hi Vasa, I'm writing the same thing here that I sent you on WhatsApp. As specified in the product description, it's a digital guide for self-guided city tours. Therefore, you won't meet a physical guide in person, but you can explore Matera at your own pace and at your own pace 😌. We sent you a message and an email shortly after booking (which were ignored), and you didn't even contact us to ask for assistance or how to use the digital guide; you simply decided to leave a negative review 😒. I hope this response can help other travelers. Ciao Walking Cap
very practical audio guide for those who want to visit without constraints. The explanations are succinct but sufficient. The breakpoints are guided by Google Maps and arrive at the site, audio is launched or explanations are read. This makes it possible not to miss anything We made a first tour of the city in open access, and a second tour with audio guide , and it is still more interesting being guided. (It is better to provide a backup battery for the phone) Good experience at a more than reasonable price I advise him and will use this type of guide for the rest of my trip.
Very good experience with this guide. Well made and easy to go.
Great guide for both accurate information on monuments and driving directions so you move along an itinerary without wasting time
A good way to tour independently, respecting your own times and discovering many curiosities of Matera accompanied by an audio guide
Unmissable Unique A true beauty Despite everything I'd learned and seen from Matera. I was pleasantly surprised. Like being in a story
