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MIB – IMMERSIVE MUSEUM OF BRUNA
A multimedia path of lights, sounds and colors to relive the most ardent moments of the “longest day” in Matera . It is impossible to visit a city without learning about its folk culture. Every year on 2nd July Matera comes alive with its most loved religious holiday in honor of Maria Santissima della Bruna, […]
“RACCOLTA DELLE ACQUE” MUSEUM
A complex water collection system in the heart of Sasso Caveoso Have you ever wondered what is hidden underneath the Sassi? If you just go down the old Ipogei, you can discover a clever sewers and cysterns system, created digging the limestone rock to canalize water. It is described in “Raccolta delle Acque” Museum with […]
CRYPT OF THE ORIGINAL SIN
A masterpiece of Rupestrian Art The Crypt of the Original Sin is the most iconic Rock Church in the South of Italy. Commonly known as the “Sistine Chapel of Rupestrian Art”, the Crypt was discovered in 1963 by a group of local youths, who noticed the wonderful frescoes dating back to the second half of the […]
MATERA OLIVE OIL MUSEUM
MOOM, Matera Olive Oil Museum, is located in Sassi inside an ancient oil mill carved into the rock. The structure probably dates back to XV-XVI century. At the beginning, the ancient mill was part of a cave carved into the limestone rock, later enlarged thanks to the work of experts that continued to carve creating […]
MATERASUM, AN UNDERGROUND CITY
MateraSum is an hypogeum recently rediscovered and open to public since 2016. The site is extended on a surface of 1200 sq.m. and is 12 meters below the ground level. It is a system of locations and tunnels located in space and time from the Middle Age until today, with several uses. It’s a time […]
PURGATORIO CHURCH – MATERA
Purgatorio Church is a baroque style building placed in Via Ridola in Matera. It is one of the most beautiful churches in town where Catholic and Orthodox rituals are celebrated. The construction of the Church was carried out between 1725 and 1747 by the engineer Fantone of Andria thanks to funds provided by Purgatorio Confraternity […]
PALOMBA SANCTUARY – MATERA
The name “Palomba” refers to the dove sculpted on the main door. It dates back to the end of XVI century. The Church has a Romanesque style and inside includes a preexisting rupestrian Church. Inside it has an only nave with a barrel vault; on both sides there are chapels decorated with frescos and […]
The Santa Lucia and Sant’Agata’ s monastery
Matera is made of breath-taking glimpses and magic places, where time seems to have stopped. The former Santa Lucia and Sant’Agata alla Civita’s monastery is one of these places: born as a fortified farm of 7th century, it became a Benedictine convent from the late 13th until the 18th centuries when the nuns of Santa […]
“The Palombaro Lungo” cystern – Matera
The Palombaro Lungo is an underground cistern, like other cisterns in town, it collected rain-water, totally dug in 1870. It is deep 15 meters and can contain 5 million cubic metres of water. To make the Palombaro waterproof, was used the cocciopesto’s technique, that is an ancient technique belonged to the Romans. Cocciopesto is made […]