Crypt of Original Sin tour from Matera

A few km from Matera, along the Appia Antica, in Pietrapenta, is the oldest and most evocative testimony of the rock art of Southern Italy: the Crypt of the Original Sin, a cave used as a church in the 9th century BC by Benedictine monks, completely frescoed by the skilful hand of the "Painter of flowers of Matera". Rediscovered back in May 1963 by a group of young Matera enthusiasts, from shelter to flocks The Crypt of the Original Sin has become one of the unmissable stops on a visit to the City of Stones. Defined the "Sistine Chapel" of the parietal rock painting for the cycle of frescoes depicting the theme of Creation and Original Sin, the Crypt "offers" itself in an innovative way to the visitor through an audio journey supported by a "wise and discreet" intervention by light design that in revealing the artistic relevance of its illustrations tells its story, in a mix of emotions, spirituality and culture.