Location: Matera
Top Things to do in Matera
The 8 Best Nature & Parks in Matera, Basilicata
Get to Matera quickly, because it’s still relatively undiscovered by foreign tourists. In town, visit the Domenico Ridola National Museum. Matera’s real claim to fame, though, and the reason it’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the extensive series of cave dwellings ("i sassi") southeast of town, first inhabited by Benedictine and Basilian monks. You’ll see individual cells, chapels, and even some churches, many adorned with Byzantine decorations and frescoes.
Restaurants in Matera
1. Parco Lanera
2. Casa Grotta di Vico Solitario
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,525 reviews
Matera Sassi Storica Casa Grotta - di vico Solitario: Typically Furnished Cave Dwelling To see what a real peasant dwelling was like before the “Sassi” of Matera were abandoned, visit a typical cave dwelling with furniture and tools of the time in the “Sasso Caveoso”. The description of the Cave Dwelling in English language is available inside. Open all year round.
Reviewed By Sylvain54321 - Lugrin, France
This is a visit of a typical 19th century house of Matera. The house is amazingly well furnished, so that one can learn a huge amount of interesting facts on how the daily life was managed at that time. The immersive effect is very strong, and you realize that each act of ordinary life was difficult in those times. This type of installation is so much better than the usual “tradition museums” in which you see the old clothes and habits !
3. Parco della Murgia Materana
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 906 reviews
Reviewed By jerseyjazz - New Jersey, United States
Photographers' paradise! Extraordinary park, both for the views across to the city and for the walks. You can hike back by descending into the gorge, but don't plan to do this unless you are well-equipped with good hiking shoes, water, snacks, and protection from the hot sun. There is not much signage to guide you. We were driven to the park, expecting to hike back. We decided against it and called for a cab ride back. (Bring the number of a few cab companies with you.) It cost 25 Euros for the four of us and was well worth it.
4. Parco del Castello
5. Parco IV Novembre
6. Parco Macamarda
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
7. Parco Giovanni Paolo II
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
8. Parco dei Quattro Evangelisti
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3 reviews
