Matera: The City That Lived in the Rock

Piazza Vittorio Veneto

Public space. The square is free at all hours. The fountain is the Fontana Ferdinandea, named for Ferdinand II of Bourbon. It was dismantled on 19 March 1949,…

Palombaro Lungo

Paid admission, about €3 for adults. Minors often enter free. Tickets are sold the same day at the hypogea ticket desk on Piazza Vittorio Veneto. No lift. Stee…

Belvedere Luigi Guerricchio

Public space. Free to enter the terrace through the little portico of three round arches, also called Belvedere dei Tre Archi. Uneven stone. Crowds at sunset.…

Casa Noha

Paid admission. Adult tickets were about €6.50 to €7. Closed Wednesday. April to October roughly 10:00 to 19:00. November to March roughly 10:00 to 17:00. Last…

Matera Cathedral

Public space on Piazza Duomo. The exterior is free to look at. Interior access follows liturgy and a cultural route ticket when MATA / the cathedral path is op…

Chiesa di San Pietro Barisano

Paid admission through Oltre l'Arte. A single rock-church ticket was about €4.50 in 2026. A three-church combo (this church, Santa Maria de Idris, Santa Lucia…