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Matera

Panoramic view of Matera – Matera Cave Landscape loop from Matera Centrale

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Italy

Basilicata

Matera

Panoramic view of Matera – Matera Cave Landscape loop from Matera Centrale

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4.8

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Panoramic view of Matera – Matera Cave Landscape loop from Matera Centrale

02:45

8.99km

270m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 30, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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1.59 km

Viewpoint

3.75 km

Panoramic view of Matera

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Matera beautiful as well as this very suggestive place

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5.99 km

Matera Cave Landscape

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The caves of Matera. Definitely worth seeing 👍

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6.02 km

Matera is a city in the south of the southern Italian region of Basilicata about 30 kilometers north of the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The city's cave dwellings have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993. Matera is located on a karst plateau above the deep valley of the Gravina di Matera at about 400 m above sea level. On the walls of this gorge, the residents dug caves in the soft tuff, which were used until the 1950s. In addition to residential buildings, there are numerous churches and monasteries.
The area was settled as early as the Neolithic. In 938 the place was destroyed by the Saracens. The town began to rise in 1043 and became the Norman royal seat. Later the place came under the control of various local nobles. From 1806 until the last administrative reform, the city was the capital of the province of Basilicata, today it is only the administrative seat of the province of the same name, which makes up about half of the Basilicata region.
The cave dwellings were considered a national disgrace and were evacuated in 1954. Around 20,000 people lived here at that time. They were relocated to the newly built districts of La Martella, Venusio, Borgo Picciano A and Borgo Picciano B (source: Wikivoyage)

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6.40 km

View of the Sassi di Matera

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Don't miss it 👍
From here you have the best panorama of Matera👍

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6.65 km

Suspension bridge over the Gravina

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A beautiful Tibetan bridge suspended in a wonderful place of great historical and cultural value.

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7.52 km

Monterrone Rock and the Churches of Santa Maria de Idris and San Giovanni

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Here are the churches of Santa Maria de Idris and San Giovanni

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7.95 km

Church of San Francesco d'Assisi and Dalí sculpture, Matera

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One of the few saints who are also highly valued outside of Christianity is San FRANCESCO, known in German-speaking countries as Francis of Assisi. Francis was born in Assisi in 1181/82 and died in 1226. In his youth, the son of wealthy parents, he was more of a bon vivant, but later turned to Christ. In the half-ruined little church of San Damiano, located on the hillside outside the city walls of Assisi, he was praying one day and heard the voice of Christ coming down from the cross, calling on him to “rebuild his church”. At first he took this request literally and restored the church building; later he realized that this was primarily about the church as the community of believers.
Francis became a role model for many people, they joined him, and the "Order of Friars Minor" (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) of Francis of Assisi was created.

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8.14 km

Sassi of Matera

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Through a portico made of three round arches, we enter a small terrace dedicated to the Italian painter Luigi Guerricchio, born in Matera. There is a panoramic view of old Matera from here.

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8.99 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.30 km

1.91 km

1.12 km

715 m

581 m

374 m

Surfaces

2.39 km

2.28 km

1.58 km

1.22 km

920 m

610 m

Elevation

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

Weather

Sunday 23 August

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22°C

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Comments

November 8, 2024,Matera e e i suoi Sassi

Short but intense excursion, from the center of Matera, through the "Sassi" and on the Tibetan bridge to the Murgia Timone viewpoint. The short path "406" from Matera to the viewpoint is quite challenging and should be approached with caution

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May 14, 2025,La mia Matera a piedi

I take advantage of today's Giro stage arrival to venture into the Sassi and the Murgia Materana park.
Remarkable breathtaking views open up at every step.
The Murgia and the Gravina di Matera are the right backdrop to the poignant beauty of the Sassi.
Nature and culture blend together on this route between the houses and rock churches dug into …

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December 18, 2022,Hundegassi mit Sigrun - Matera

Hiking shoes required, two short climbing sections, small rivers on the way back over stones and a bit of jumping power to overcome. Gravel soil and rocks. Beautiful views of Matera.

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Panoramic view of Matera – Matera Cave Landscape loop from Matera Centrale

Panoramic view of Matera

Matera Cave Landscape

View of Matera from the caves

View of the Sassi di Matera

Suspension bridge over the Gravina

Monterrone Rock and the Churches of Santa Maria de Idris and San Giovanni

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