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View of the Cathedral of Matera

View of the Cathedral of Matera

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Location: Matera, Basilicata, Italy

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

6.75km

01:55

150m

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

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2. Sassi di Matera – View from the caves loop from Centro Storico

5.99km

01:56

230m

Intermediate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. Sassi di Matera – Sassi di Matera loop from Pini

15.8km

04:36

420m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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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.

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View of the Cathedral of Matera

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

2. Sassi di Matera – View from the caves loop from Centro Storico

3. Sassi di Matera – Sassi di Matera loop from Pini

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