Top 10 Walking Tours in Matera, Basilicata

A 8 days-tour to feel and live the beautiful land of Sicily in all its multifaceted aspects: cultural, gastronomical and naturalistic. This tour combines in-depth cultural visits to stunning Greek settlements, Majestic Baroque towns together with trekking in nature and culinary experiences . Travelers will be deeply involved in hands-on experiences and tailor-made excursions led by our local buddies, who are archaeologists, art historians, food & wine producers, chefs, brought up with a passion for their homeland.

Inclusions: Accommodation in double room with private facilities – BB, 3 nights – Hotel 4* Romano House in Catania or similar (possibility to spend the nights in wine resorts in Etna area), 2 nights – Hotel 4* Caiammari Boutique Hotel in Siracusa area or similar, 2 nights – Hotel 4* Torre Don Virgilio resort in Modica area or similar, GUIDES & EXCURSIONS, Private tours with expert local guide (Etna HD, Taormina HD, Noto & Siracusa FD, Trekking in Vendicari Natural Oasi HD, Archeological Trekking in Cava d’Ispica HD, Ragusa HD), Etna winery visit & tasting, Lunch in traditional mill, Breakfast

Exclusions: Flights, Car rental, Local city taxes to be paid on spot, Meals (if not specified), Entrance tickets to monuments, Personal extras

Thanks to this tour, in one day, it will be possible to visit Bari and Matera, that is some of the most beautiful places in the area.

Inclusions: Private transportation, Guided tour inside and outside the indicated places

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The tour guide outside the Cathedral and walking tour, through culture, history, tales and legends, where in the bronze age, according the findings, a built up area was born to shape the first city.Secondly we will go to "Sasso Barisano" where we will find how life was spent in the past through old trades, customs, proofs and habits. Then we will cross the old town, coasting the "Civita", enjoying the view of the Park of Materana Murgia on the front side, so that we will head towards the rupestrian complex where you can see rupestrian churches and cave dwellings.

Inclusions: Tour guide outside the Cathedral and walking tour, Tour guide inside the ethno-anthropological museum (ticket entrance not included), Tour guide inside the rupestrian complex (ticket entrance not included)

Exclusions: Entrance rate to the ethno-anthropological museum (3€), Entrance rate to the rupestrian complex of Madonna delle Virtù and San Nicola dei Greci (7 Eur)

Matera it's one of the oldest towns in the world, having been continuously inhabited since the Neolithic age. That's roughly 7,000 years !! In the 1950s Matera was a town forgotten by the Italian government. Eventually it was coerced into doing something about the people who lived here in appaling conditions, and built a new town nearby before moving the whole town out of their prehistoric cave dwellings. Alberobello, in the region of Puglia in Southern Italy, is a strange and picturesque destination. The small town has been included in the UNESCO world heritage site. Looking like igloos, constructed out of pure stone, the beehive-shape structures, have origins that dates back to the 15th century and maybe older. The trulli, found nowhere else in the world, are built of local limestone.

Inclusions: Pick-up and drop off with luxury transportation and private chauffeur, Private English-speaking tour escort at your disposal, Walking tour with private professional guides in Matera, Entrance tickets at the Cistern of "Long Palombaro", Entrance tickets at the "rupestre" Church, Entrance tickets in an ancient typical house, Free time in Alberobello

Exclusions: Food and Beverages;, Gratuities (optional)

Private tour with a multilingual tour guide that will lead just you discovering the city and its history.

Inclusions: Multilingual guide

Exclusions: Entrance ticket to the cave house and church

Explore the 3 districts of Matera: Civita’ and the most fascinating part of the old town, named “Sassi”: Sassi Barisano and Caveoso.The stones of Matera is a real cultural landscape, capable of perpetuating from the most distant prehistoric past to the modern times.During the walking tour which lasts approx. 2 hours, our professional guides will show you the Sassi and take you to visite inside a cave house to see the tools, the furniture, the lifestyle of the people that lived in THE SASSI OF MATERA an experience that will take you back in time.

Inclusions: Private transportation, Air-conditioned vehicle, WiFi on board, ENTRY TICKET TO CAVE HOUSE

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The "Sassi". . . a breathtaking experience! Welcome to Matera (Unesco World Heritage) the European capital of the culture 2019. Matera and its districts of ancient cave dwellings, "Sassi", were declared a Unesco World Heritage Site in 1993 and are now considered one of the main italian attraction. People have been settling here for a long time: Matera is often cited as one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world.

Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, Coffee and/or Tea, Private transportation, WiFi on board, Admission tickets at a "Casa Grotta", Parking Fees

Exclusions: Gratuities, Lunch, Soda/Pop

The itinerary winds along alternative and less touristic routes to discover the most hidden and authentic corners of the historic center. The historical story is accompanied by the social story of the local guide who will involve customers by narrating anecdotes and stories of past life

Inclusions: Local Guide

Exclusions: Any inputs

Following the COVID-19 pandemic, this tour will be carried out with radio transmitter and receiver for each participant, in order to comply with the contact rules. An immersive experience to discover all that makes Matera unique by discovering motherhood and trying to enter, even in the philosophy of life of this strange and unique city. Together with me, Renato, or one of my collaborators such as Sara, Gaetano and Domenico, all licensed guides with a visceral passion and love for the city. The city of Matera, with its ancient neighborhoods, the Sassi, is considered among the oldest in the world. An authentic open-air museum that describes man's life from the Stone Age to the present day with spectacular continuity. Not really touristic tour, step by step you will discover the history of the city, the tales and the vicissitudes of those who lived in the Sassi as well as art, architecture. a 360 ° analysis of Matera "Shame of Italy" and "World Heritage Site".

Inclusions: Each participant will be given a radio transmitter to listen to the explanations of driving with headphones in compliance with the rules for COVID-19

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Visita guidata di gruppo delle Chiese Rupestri nel Parco della Murgia Materana (trasferimento a/r a carico ns con ns accompagnatore). Cosa Vi attende: Escursione guidata per esplorare il Parco della Murgia materana, detto anche Parco Storico Naturale delle Chiese Rupestri. Passeggiando lungo il sentiero verrete colpiti dal fascino del Parco, inciso nelle gravine, con zone coltivate e qualche sopravvivenza della macchia mediterranea. Durante l’escursione avrete di fronte a Voi uno spettacolo unico che i Sassi regalano I Sassi al Tramonto .

Inclusions: Professional guide

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