Sassi di Matera Tour

This very fascinating tour takes place in the historic center, between the Sasso Barisano and the Sasso Caveoso, where it will be possible to admire many enchanting places of this fantastic city. During the tour you will see the most interesting places that the city offers, including Piazza Vittorio Veneto, the Church of San Francesco D'Assisi, Piazza del Sedile and the Cathedral of S. Maria della Bruna, which stands on the highest and oldest point of the city, called "Civita". Furthermore, you will have the opportunity to admire "Casa Grotta", a typical house of the rural Matera culture furnished with antique furniture and tools to better understand the uses and customs of the ancestors. The tour continues through the alleys and narrow streets of the Sassi, natural scenery of several films such as "The Passion of Christ" by Mel Gibson and "Il Vangelo secondo Matteo" by Pier Paolo Pasolini.