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Between Sassi and Murgia, nature to discover
Opposite the Sassi of Matera is the Murgia Materana Park, a wild plateau overlooking the ravine. From the stone alleys you pass to the paths that lead to the rock churches, the natural viewpoints and the ancient shepherds' caves. The trekking routes, accessible even to the less experienced, offer spectacular views of the illuminated city...Lucanian flavours, a journey into taste
Matera is also a destination to be savored slowly. Here Lucanian cuisine combines poor ingredients and intense flavors: Matera DOP bread, orecchiette with turnip tops, legumes, bran peppers, farmhouse cheeses and Vulture wines. In the Sassi, ancient ovens and caves now host restaurants and trattorias where you can rediscover traditional recipes reinterpreted in a…A weekend in Matera, between history and silence
Matera is a place that stays with you: golden stone, silent alleys, views suspended between the sky and the ravine. Staying in the Sassi means entering a living landscape, where the light continuously changes and redesigns facades, arches and stairs. From the viewpoints at sunset to the night walks in the Barisano area, every corner tells of centuries of history, peasant traditions...
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