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View of the Cathedral of Matera

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Location: Matera, Basilicata, Italy

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1. View of Matera – View from the caves loop from Pini

5.07km

01:42

230m

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2. View of Matera – Sassi di Matera loop from Piazza Guglielmo Marconi Ex Mercato Ortofrutticolo

6.78km

01:55

150m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. View of Matera – View of Matera loop from Trasano

9.16km

02:51

290m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Cornelia Fuchs

February 20, 2025

The Cathedral of Matera , which has the official name of Cathedral of the Madonna della Bruna and Sant'Eustachio , is the main Catholic place of worship in Matera , the mother church of the Archdiocese of Matera-Irsina . The cathedral was built in Apulian Romanesque style in the 13th century on the highest spur of the Civita that divides the two Sassi.

Built on the site of a previous Norman castle and as recent excavations on a previous early Christian place of worship attest, it is the most majestic cathedral in the region.

On the site of the ancient Benedictine monastery of Sant'Eustachio , protector of the city, where Pope Urban II had already stayed between 1093 and 1094 , the cathedral was built starting in 1230 , a few years after Pope Innocent III had elevated the city of Matera to the rank of archdiocese in union with Acerenza ; it was erected at the behest of Emperor Frederick II of Swabia , Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and Count of Matera . To ensure that the new temple dominated with its mass the surrounding buildings and the two underlying valleys of the Sassi, it was necessary to raise the rocky base by over six metres.

OstuniGo 🇮🇹

March 28, 2025

I highly recommend visiting its interior for the richness of the decorations and the presence of a museum section.

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Location: Matera, Basilicata, Italy

View of the Cathedral of Matera

1. View of Matera – View from the caves loop from Pini

2. View of Matera – Sassi di Matera loop from Piazza Guglielmo Marconi Ex Mercato Ortofrutticolo

3. View of Matera – View of Matera loop from Trasano

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