Matera*Belvedere walking tour

Matera: park of Rock churches walking tour

Matera*Belvedere walking tour

By CREA Experience

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Free cancellation available
2h
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Multiple languages

Overview

Enjoy a licensed guided tour of the Rock Churches Park: it's an easy walk on the Murgia plateau, within the 'Natural Historical Archaeological Park of the Rock Churches', and is led by an experienced licensed local guide. It will be possible to explore the naturalistic and geological aspects of the park, by walking on the edge of the deep 'ravine. Over 150 rock-carved places of worship, called rupestrian churches, give the Murgia plateau a spiritual atmosphere since the early Middle Ages. The deep canyon's stunning landscape acquires a new meaning as a place of the soul, besides being a scene of visible traces of agro-pastoral activities, dating back to the Neolithic period. Visit rock churches such as “Madonna delle Tre Porte”. You have the chance to listen to an exiciting and cultural storytelling of the ancient time and hidden city and to observe the Sassi area walking on film locations. This tour is for small groups of up to 15 persons and the duration is approximately 2 hours.

Activity location

Jazzo Gattini - Centro Visite
- S.S. 7 in direzione Taranto fino al km 583
- Matera, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

Centro Visite Jazzo Gattini
- Contrada Murgia Timone
- 75100, Matera, Basilicata, Italy

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Italian version Belvedere Tour

2h
Italian

Travellers

Language options: Italian

Starting time: 3:00 pm

Price details

NZ$89.81 x 2 AdultsNZ$179.62

Total

Until Mon, 17 Feb

English version Belvedere Tour

2h
English

Travellers

Language options: English

Starting time: 9:30 am

Price details

NZ$89.81 x 2 AdultsNZ$179.62

Total

Until Mon, 17 Feb

What's included, what's not

Local expert licensed guide
Guided walk tour
Transfer from Matera to Jazzo Gattini
Entrance to the rock churches
A fascinating landscape: an insolit view on Murgia Canyon and Sassi
Bottled water
Transfer from Matera to the meeting point Jazzo Gattini, only on request

Know before you book

Service animals allowed
Public transport options are available nearby
Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Comfortable shoes and wear
Not recommended for peaople with mobility empairments

Activity itinerary

Jazzo Gattini - Centro Visite

30m

Murgia Timone, a panoramic area facing the Sassi di Matera, very representative of the entire protected area. In the area, which includes a spectacular stretch of the Gravina di Matera canyon, are a series of rock settlements. This is a guided walk of just over 2 hours following a fascinating, scenic route. It winds along the slope of the Gravina opposite the Sassi, taking in a number of caves and rock churches.

Chiesa Rupestre di Madonna delle Tre Porte

30m
Admission ticket included

Despite the church's rather rustic entrance, the interior is well decorated with frescoes and multiple crosses scratched into the walls. However, gaps in the masonry are the result of German archaeologist Rudolf Kubesh removing more valuable frescoes from the church in the 1960s.

Chiesa Rupestre Di San Falcione

15m
Admission ticket included

Rock churches excavated in the 9th and 10th centuries generally conformed to a Byzantine model, having a rectangular or square chamber with plain walls and behind this two arched presbyteries supported by a central pillar. The rupestrian church of San Falcione is also known as San Canio (Saint Canius) or San Canione. Saint Canius, bishop and martyr, is the patron saint of Acerenza and its archdiocese, which is historically linked to Matera’s.

Parco della Murgia Materana

45m

Parco Regionale Archeologico Storico Naturale delle Chiese Rupestri del Materano, also called Parco della Murgia Materana, is characterised by a soft rock consisting of deep fissures creating cliffs, ravines, caves, and gorges which have been used by man since prehistory.

Location

Activity location

Jazzo Gattini - Centro Visite
- S.S. 7 in direzione Taranto fino al km 583
- Matera, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

Centro Visite Jazzo Gattini
- Contrada Murgia Timone
- 75100, Matera, Basilicata, Italy

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