Things to do in Matera

A city carved into a ravine and lived in for nine thousand years, abandoned within living memory and now extraordinary again. Unlike anywhere else in Italy, and worth the detour south it takes to reach.

Matera at a glance

Best for
Cave dwellings · stone city
Experiences
267
From Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
1 hr 14 min by road
Things worth seeing
4,093

267 experiences in Matera · Places to stay in Matera

Sassi di Matera guided tour with Giulio
Matera · Experience
Italian
from €15 /person
Sassi of Matera: complete tour for up to 15 people
Matera · Experience
Italian
from €39 /person
Matera Cooking Class
Matera · Experience
English, Italian
from €140 /person
Secret Matera Sassi (Private Tour)
Matera · Experience
English, Italian
from €200 /person
Panoramic Private Tour in Ape Calessino in the Sassi of Matera
Matera · Experience
from €66 /person
Private Tour in 2 UNESCO Sites: Alberobello & Matera.
Matera · Experience
English, Italian
from €309 /person
Alberobello and Matera in a Day Trip Among UNESCO Treasures
Matera · Experience
English
from €180 /person
underground escape room
Matera · Experience
from €80 /person
Tour of the Sassi of Matera
Matera · Experience
Italian
from €100 /person
Bike rental
Matera · Experience
English, Italian
from €60 /person
DISCOVERY OF PUGLIA Small Group Tour: 8 Days / 7 Nights
Matera · Experience
English
from €5,200 /person
Excursion to the Gravina di Matera and the Bat Cave
Matera · Experience
English, Italian
from €20 /person
Guided Hike from Castelmezzano to Pietrapertosa
Matera · Experience
English, Italian
from €290 /person
Wonderful 360° VR immersive flight over sassi di Matera!
Matera · Experience
from €5 /person
Sassi in Tour with Twingo Cabriolet
Matera · Experience
German, Portuguese
from €35 /person
Day in Altamura and Gravina Guided Tour with Lunch in an Osteria
Matera · Experience
Italian
from €65 /person
Matera & Alberobello Full Day Tour
Matera · Experience
German, English
from €300 /person
Matera: San Giorgio Underground, underground tour with audio guide
Matera · Experience
CS, German
from €6 /person
Altamura and Matera Tour from Bari with Transport Included
Matera · Experience
English, Italian
from €66 /person
Castel del Monte & Matera: Private Tour from Bari or Matera
Matera · Experience
English, Italian
from €260 /person
Guided Tour of Matera and Sassi Rock Churches and Cave Houses
Matera · Experience
English
from €35 /person
Matera and Alberobello Small-Group Guided Tour from Bari
Matera · Experience
English, Italian
from €209 /person
Matera Treasure Hunt: Explore Sassi & Must-Sees
Matera · Experience
from €38 /person
Matera: Mozzarella and Cheese tasting with a Cheesemaker
Matera · Experience
English, Italian
from €69 /person
See all 267 in Matera

What to see in Matera

0971 Lounge BarBar105Cafe1986 Pubsteria PuglieseBar21 Settembre 1943 - Insurrezione della città contro il nazifascismoCultural site2milaCafe30&Sto di Laviola NicolaRestaurant
See all 4,093 places in Matera

Things to do elsewhere

Rome8,330Amalfi Coast3,309Florence2,686Venice2,102Naples2,097Taormina & the east1,482Puglia1,217Milan1,196Sorrento1,056Lake Como936Palermo804

The rest of the guides, and the catalogue behind them.