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Matera

Matera combines the Sassi, a city that is still inhabited, with the Gravina landscape and Murgia Timone. Barisano offers an urban reading; Caveoso reveals the relationship with the ravine; the plateau requires a separate hiking outing.

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

What makes it special

  • Sasso Barisano for understanding urban density and everyday life.
  • Sasso Caveoso for seeing rock-cut dwellings, slopes and the Gravina.
  • Murgia Timone adds trails, ravines and rock heritage across the gorge.
Matera
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Matera
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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: 13/09/2026