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Matera

Matera brings together a living city, architecture excavated and built in rock, and the landscape of the Gravina. Its Sassi and Murgia Timone are best understood as connected parts of one territory.

Terraced Sasso Caveoso facing the Gravina landscape in Matera.
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The place

What makes it special

  • Sasso Barisano, for reading the density and layers of the urban fabric.
  • Sasso Caveoso, for the relationship between dwellings, slopes and the Gravina.
  • Murgia Timone, with trails and views of Matera across the ravine.
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Terraced Sasso Caveoso facing the Gravina landscape in Matera.

Discovering Matera Through the Sassi and Murgia Timone

The Sassi are not a single postcard, nor is the Murgia an added viewpoint. This three-area guide helps you decide how far to walk, which history to read and when to skip the canyon so you can experience Matera with greater attention.

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Profile updated: 28/09/2026