Location: Matera
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10 Churches & Cathedrals in Matera That You Shouldn't Miss
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.
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1. Chiesa di San Salvatore
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
2. Chiesa dei Quattro Evangelisti
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5.0 based on 41 reviews
3. I Sassi di Matera
4. Church of Santa Maria de Idris
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4.5 based on 748 reviews
This church is carved into a huge rock pinnacle jutting from the lip of a gorge.
Reviewed By dakkass - Isola d'Ischia, Italy
Carved into the rock at its summit it's the focal point of the town! Very beautiful the view from outside the two churches. Worth the ticket!
5. Cattedrale di Matera
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4.5 based on 891 reviews
Reviewed By LEnriquesC - Brasilia, Brazil
The Chapel of the Annunciation is very precious, with several sculptures, among which a beautiful Pieta in the upper part. It is dedicated to Santa Maria della Brunna, whose Byzantine icon it has. And formerly there was in its place the church of San Eustaquio, patron saint of the city, and the ceiling is full of frescoes with scenes from her life.
6. Chiesa del Purgatorio
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4.5 based on 221 reviews
Reviewed By groupleader45212 - Helena, United States
Although the exterior with its skulls and cross bones looks like Captain Jack Sparrow May have built it; this is a gorgeous little church and right on the mask. Street of the old city.
7. Chiesa San Giovanni Battista
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4.5 based on 503 reviews
Reviewed By LEnriquesC - Brasilia, Brazil
The history of this church is tied to the Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Malta who was all over Europe in the 12th century working in the hospitals. Recorded evidence shows that even as far back as 1143 this was not just a church but a hospital which looked after the needs of the travellers and the pilgrims. This building underwent a total renovation in the 16th century, which closed the antique entrance and opened the new one still in use today.
