Sassi, naturalism and baroque

It is one of the most comprehensive guided tour of Matera, that provides a more exhaustive knowledge of the city of “Sassi”. It integrates the classic tour, that covers only the Sassi area, with an extension on the upper and modern part of the city. You will observe more in detail the stages of Matera’s urban expansion, discovering more hidden aspects the city holds. You will explore the medieval core of the city (the Civita) with its Romanesque cathe-dral, the 1700 ridge, with the baroque churches of Purgatorio and San Francesco d’Assisi, before descending in the historical Sassi districts, as for the regular tour.