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Matera

3 Days in Matera

8Stops2UNESCO Sites+26Travel Score

Day 1Arrival DayMediumSassi

Sasso Caveoso

Cave houses and rock churches carved into the ravine.

  1. AM

    Arrive and Settle In

    Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.

  2. 15:00
    1.5 h

    Sasso Caveoso

    UNESCO

    The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera

  3. 16:45
    45 min

    Casa Grotta di Vico Solitario

    UNESCO

    The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera

  4. 20:00
    1.5 h

    Lucanian dinner in a cave

    Food

    Sassi restaurants

Day 2Day TripFullAlberobello

Alberobello

Whole streets of white trulli with cone roofs.

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Day 3City DayMediumSassi

Sasso Barisano and the Cathedral · Murgia Belvedere

The cathedral on the ridge and the other cave quarter. Across the gorge to the rock churches and the classic view back.

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Day Trip · UNESCO

Castel del Monte

Frederick II's octagonal castle on a hill.

Day Trip

Craco Ghost Town

A medieval hill town left after landslides.

Half Day · UNESCO

Palombaro Lungo

A huge underground cistern under the main square.

Half Day · UNESCO

Rock Churches

Santa Maria de Idris and frescoed San Pietro Barisano.

When to Go

This version is for May–Jun, Sep–Oct. The best months below come from GoGo's climate data.

Typical highs

Best monthsRain: wettest Nov (89 mm), driest Jun (35 mm)

Climate: NASA POWER