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Matera Cave Landscape – View of Matera from the caves loop from Matera

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Matera Cave Landscape – View of Matera from the caves loop from Matera

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Matera Cave Landscape – View of Matera from the caves loop from Matera

01:57

6.01km

230m

Hiking

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

Last updated: June 25, 2026

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960 m

Church of Saints Peter and Paul (San Pietro Caveoso), Matera

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The first building dates back to the 13th and early 14th centuries. The church was repeatedly rebuilt over the centuries. The inside is significantly larger than you would expect from the outside and is bursting with treasures (so keep it clean).

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1.08 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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2.55 km

Matera Cave Landscape

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The caves of Matera. Definitely worth seeing 👍

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2.58 km

View of Matera from the caves

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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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3.00 km

Panoramic view of Matera

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Matera beautiful as well as this very suggestive place

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3.44 km

Madonna delle Tre Porte Church

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Here you will find a particular little church but the fantastic thing is the view over the city, breathtaking.

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4.02 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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4.27 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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6.01 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.26 km

1.37 km

694 m

423 m

250 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.39 km

1.66 km

869 m

622 m

423 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

33°C

22°C

24 %

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Comments

May 18, 2022,🇮🇹 Matera mit Sentiero 406 [UNESCO Welterbe]

Matera is a city in the southern Italian region of Basilicata with 60,411 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) and the capital of the province of Matera. The city is the seat of the Archdiocese of Matera-Irsina. Matera is known for its old town, which consists to a large extent of cave settlements - the Sassi. These have been part …

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May 12, 2025,🔼 320hm Matera bis das ⛈️ kam

Matera, a magical place with many Sassi (cave dwellings) and many lovely restaurants.
During a pleasant dinner in Bosko, we met a man from Lithuania who recommended a visit to Matera, and @Brigitte Wimberger also inspired us.
The Sassi of Matera are now a cave city in Basilicata, abandoned by its former inhabitants. But until 70 years ago, approximately 20,000 …

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Matera Cave Landscape – View of Matera from the caves loop from Matera

Church of Saints Peter and Paul (San Pietro Caveoso), Matera

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

Matera Cave Landscape

View of Matera from the caves

Panoramic view of Matera

Madonna delle Tre Porte Church

View of the Sassi di Matera

Suspension bridge over the Gravina

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