Tour de Matera e Altamura

Francesco was a wonderful guide. He knows so much about Matera, and you can tell how much passion he has for the local region. I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone visiting the Bari/Puglia area.

Francesco was the best tour guide. His knowledge of Matera and passion for what he does comes through in his storytelling of the history of the area.

The city Matera is definitely worth the visit but DO NOT book with this tour operator. The driver/guide turned up 1hr20min late in a small beaten-down car with no aircon and non-working windows. Their reason was the company car broke down so the driver had to use his mother’s personal car!? Would be useful to have backup cars or at least let us know what delay and car we will be getting into and let us decide if we want to continue with the tour with a discount or refund us in full if we want to cancel our bookong. Due to the torturous car ride, we had to skip Altamura. Communication with tour operator was lacking on the delay and car condition, and they did not address our concerns. Viator was unhelpful either. DO NOT BOOK WITH THIS TOUR OPERATOR.

My family came from Altamura over 100 years ago which is why we needed a guide to visit family members here in Italy. Marzia was the perfect guide. She not only found the family home but consented to remain with us to translate. We had a wonderful visit between several people who had never met and could not communicate. Marzia was absolutely invaluable. We all enjoyed her personality, and she is now an honorary member of our family. I can’t praise her enough!!! Kathleen Bockoski

There were good and not so good elements for this tour. Good: pleasant staff, good communication for booking, van was very comfortable and the other 2 participants were lovely. Not so good: I was expecting a guided tour which was not delivered. The guide seem to have very little knowledge of Altamura or Matera. Seemed to spend alot of the time on the phone. Had to consult Google maps to navigate around Matera and this portion of the trip was disappointingly brief. No real explanation of the history of Matera and to be honest we seemed to know more about it than she did. It was a similiar experience in Altamura. A lovely resident escorted us to a couple of points of interest and the local bakery. The bakery in Altamura was to die for. Anticuus Fornus Sancta Clara di Vito Macella. Foccacia was amazing and the local bread which looked like it was burnt was sensational. Felt sorry for the other 2 participants as they had booked a private tour and were lumped with us. Overall disappointing as we could have used public transport and booked a guided tour in Matera.

This was an amazing day trip with breathtaking views. Nothing was too difficult for Francesco who was a prefect host getting to know each of our names. His knowledge of the area was exceptional!

Francesco was an awesome guide! He is so knowledgeable about the history of the cities, the cultures and the lifestyle of the inhabitants. I would ask for him on future tours.

Our guide Francesco was phenomenal!!! He paced our trip perfectly given our abilities. He was so knowledgeable and provided us with memories to last a lifetime. We would never have experienced Matera and Alta Mura so meaningfully had we not had this excellently guided tour with Francesco! Grazie Mille!

Francesco was a wonderful guide. He knew and loved the area so well he was able to personalize the tour seemlessly. Matera is incredible and should not be missed while in Italy. The brief tour of Bari was also a nice surprise.

It was a magnificent visit with Francesco, our guide. Matera is an essential visit and especially if you tell it a person so knowledgeable of the history and current affairs of this area. Kindness and mastery of temq.