Matera & Altamura: Explore Historic Sassi & Bread

Discover the UNESCO Sassi Caves in Matera and the medieval cathedral in Altamura on this captivating tour from Bari. Immerse yourself in the ancient history and unique culture of these two remarkable Italian cities.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Matera - Join this guided tour to discover the sassi, walk among the sassi and observe the cave houses and churches carved into the rock. Matera is a UNESCO heritage site and was chosen as the European Capital of culture 2019. One of the most impressive places in the south of Italy
  • Altamura - Situated in a dominating position on the Murga…
What's Included
  • Entrance ticket to the Cave House
  • Entrance ticket to the Cathedral
  • Air-conditioned transportation
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

On this journey you’ll explore Matera, known as the ‘City of Rock Churches’, located impressively atop the Murgia Hills. Its ancient city centre, nestled inside a steep gorge, is southern Italy’s first UNESCO World Heritage site, having housed residents in its unique cave-dwellings from the prehistoric era up until 1952, within two remarkable areas…

Location
Teatro Petruzzelli
Corso Cavour
The meeting point for the tour is at the corner between Corso Cavour and Alberto Sordi Street. The guide will be standing outside with our sign. Please check-in with your guide 15 minutes before your tour departs. Coordinates: 41°07'26.0"N 16°52'21.4"E
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Streamside2000
Jun 5, 2025
Very memorable tour! - Unforgettable towns. Wonder guide and driver. Learned so much. Good balance of guiding and free time to explore. Such an interesting area of Italy!
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Karen_n
Nov 11, 2024
Don't Miss Altamura and Matera - We had a delightful day in Matera and Altamura on what turned out to be a private tour. Altamura was a surprise for us, not a town we knew anything about. The church was beautiful and the bakery was very interesting. We were also able to see pasta being made on the street. The guided tour of Matera was something we were looking forward to and we were not disappointed.
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Pamela_c
Oct 31, 2024
Don’t miss out on this trip! - My husband, adult daughter and I had a wonderful day touring Altamura and Matera. It turned out to be a private tour for the three of us. We had delicious focaccia in Altamura at one of the bakeries in old town. The cathedral is beautiful, especially the front entrance and all the stories it tells. Matera was as beautiful as all the pictures I’ve seen. Our tour guide, (her first name escapes me - last name Pavia) was so informative. Her knowledge of the history of these two beautiful towns was so interesting. We had a great day!
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Patricia_m
Apr 25, 2024
Wonderful - Great tour guide and experience!!! Wonderful way to learn and walk-about a city!!! Learned a lot. Quick trip from Bari! One of the best ones! Cities are so beautiful.
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Carlod628
Mar 23, 2024
Bravo, Yuri and Valerio! Exceptional tour! - Yuri was a wonderful guide and Valerio a wonderful driver. We could not have been happier with the professionalism and kindness of the Go2Bari team from the moment we were greeted at pickup spot to our end-of-tour drop off. Matera and Altamura - we highly recommend!
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Stay48300431962
May 15, 2025
Matera/Altamura - Interesting excursion Matera and Altamura are two great cities to visit but the wording of the tour specified a day or we left at 9am and returned at 3pm for me it's not been a day but half a day knowing that there's a little more than an hour by car and an hour back and at the price of 198 euros it's expensive an hour fortunately our guide was exceptional, she has a lot of culture, she spoke in two languages at the same time which is not easy and she is very smiling and very caring I think we should add a visit to a beautiful rock church in the other sassi or at least leave a long free time so that we can visit alone and also do a little shopping or eat a little something that couldn't be done
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).