3 Days in Matera: Sassi, Rock Churches and Ancient Landscapes

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Matera in 3 days: complete itinerary with map

3 Days in Matera: Sassi, Rock Churches and Ancient Landscapes

Explore Matera in 3 days through the Sassi, rock churches, underground cisterns, historic cave houses and the spectacular landscapes of the Murgia Materana.

Duration: 3 days
Cities: Matera, Taranto, Ginosa

The plan in numbers

The itinerary at a glance

A practical summary calculated directly from the planned days and ordered stops.

Duration: 3 days
Ordered stops: 23 stops
Cities: 3 cities
Estimated movement: 52.7 km · 244 min

Day-by-day route map

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Day 1

Matera

Matera is a city and the capital of the Province of Matera in the region of Basilicata, in Southern Italy. With a history of continuous occupation dating back to prehistory, it is renowned for its rock-cut urban core, whose twin cliffside zones are known collectively as the Sassi.

Estimated route logistics

From Cave Churches In Matera to Palazzo Lanfranchi, with 9 ordered stops.

9 stopsApprox. 3.1 kmApprox. 34 min moving

Distances and travel times are estimates based on the ordered stops. Check live directions and opening information before leaving.

Cave Churches In Matera

From the previous stop · Transfer · 0.9 km · ~10 min

Belvedere "Luigi Guerricchio"

From the previous stop · On foot · 0.1 km · ~1 min

Chiesa Di San Domenico

From the previous stop · On foot · 0.2 km · ~2 min

Chiesa Di San Giovanni Battista

The Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista is a Roman Catholic church dating to the 13th and 18th centuries, located in Matera in the Italian region of Basilicata, and dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. Like the Duomo, the church is an important example of Apulian Romanesque architecture.

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From the previous stop · On foot · 0.2 km · ~2 min

Sassi Di Matera

The Sassi di Matera are two districts of the Italian city of Matera, Basilicata, well-known for their ancient cave dwellings inhabited since the Paleolithic period.

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From the previous stop · On foot · 0.2 km · ~2 min

Museo-Laboratorio Della Civiltà Contadina

The Museum-workshop of the Peasant Culture is an ethno-anthropological museum in Matera, situated in the ancient Sassi district. It was founded by Donato Cascione and is managed by the homonym cultural association.

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From the previous stop · On foot · 0.4 km · ~5 min

Convento Di Sant'agostino

From the previous stop · Transfer · 1.2 km · ~11 min

National Museum Of Medieval And Modern Art Of Basilicata

The Museo nazionale d'arte medievale e moderna della Basilicata is an art museum located inside the building Palazzo Lanfranchi, which is located in Piazzetta Pascoli, in the Historic Centre of Matera Basilicata, Italy. In front of the entrance, a sculpture by artist Kengiro Azuma titled La Goccia is exhibited.

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From the previous stop · On foot · 0 km · ~1 min

Palazzo Lanfranchi

Day 2

Taranto

Taranto, historically also called Tarent in English, is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Taranto, serving as an important commercial port as well as the main Italian naval base. With a population of 185,909 as of 2025, Taranto is the second-largest city in Apulia.

Estimated route logistics

From Crypt Of The Original Sin to Gravina Di Matera, with 5 ordered stops.

5 stopsApprox. 47.9 kmApprox. 188 min moving

Distances and travel times are estimates based on the ordered stops. Check live directions and opening information before leaving.

Crypt Of The Original Sin

From the previous stop · Transfer · 12.1 km · ~47 min

Panorama sui Sasso

From the previous stop · Transfer · 8.3 km · ~35 min

Park Of The Rupestrian Churches Of Matera

From the previous stop · Transfer · 2.3 km · ~15 min

Villaggio Saraceno

From the previous stop · Transfer · 25.2 km · ~91 min

Gravina Di Matera

The Gravina di Matera is a river in the Apulia and Basilicata regions of southern Italy. Its source is between Altamura and Gravina in Puglia in the province of Bari. The river flows southeast and curves east before again flowing southeast. It then flows into the province of Matera and is joined by a left tributary at Matera.

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Day 3

Matera

Estimated route logistics

From Palombaro Lungo - Cisterna Ipogea to Chiesa Dei Santi Pietro E Paolo, with 9 ordered stops.

9 stopsApprox. 1.7 kmApprox. 22 min moving

Distances and travel times are estimates based on the ordered stops. Check live directions and opening information before leaving.

Palombaro Lungo - Cisterna Ipogea

From the previous stop · On foot · 0.2 km · ~2 min

Santa Lucia Alla Fontana

From the previous stop · On foot · 0.3 km · ~3 min

Castello Tramontano

Castello Tramontano is a 16th-century fortification situated on Lapellio Hill, above the historical city of Matera with in the Basilicata Administrative Region. It was built to control the local population.

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From the previous stop · On foot · 0.3 km · ~4 min

Chiesa Del Purgatorio

From the previous stop · On foot · 0.2 km · ~2 min

San Francesco D'assisi (Matera)

From the previous stop · On foot · 0.1 km · ~1 min

Palazzo Del Sedile

From the previous stop · On foot · 0.2 km · ~2 min

Belvedere Raffaele Giura Longo

From the previous stop · On foot · 0.1 km · ~2 min

Matera Cathedral

Matera Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Matera, Basilicata, Italy. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary under the designation of the Madonna della Bruna and to Saint Eustace. Formerly the seat of the Bishops, later Archbishops, of Matera, it is now the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Matera-Irsina.

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From the previous stop · On foot · 0.4 km · ~5 min

Chiesa Dei Santi Pietro E Paolo

San Pietro Caveoso, also known as "Saint Peter and Saint Paul Church" is a Catholic church situated in the Sassi of Matera.

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