Self Guided Walking Tour of Matera with Audio Guide

Start your walk at Piazza Vittorio Veneto in Matera. Just open Ciceru nearby to begin exploring the plaza that casually sits on top of a hidden underground water world.

Stand outside this rare free standing church in a city of caves, and let its Romanesque façade prove Matera can do above ground swagger too.

Admire the elegant front that acts like a polite disguise for the vast rock carved church hiding behind it.

From Piazza Duomo, look up at the tuff stone crown of the Civita, watching the Sassi below like a medieval supervisor on a high balcony.

Study the skulls and swirls on the exterior, Baroque beauty with the subtle charm of a deadline.

Lean on the railing and take in the Sassi panorama, the view that went from “national shame” to global icon with suspicious speed.

See how the church merges into the cliff, a building that cannot decide if it is architecture or geology.

Pause by the modest archway, the only part that is not pure cave, and imagine a whole family and a mule sharing the same address.

Gaze up at the chapel perched on the Monterrone rock spur, a silhouette so dramatic it looks like the mountain grew its own church.

Wrap up your tour at Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo (Caveoso). Take a moment to enjoy the canyon edge and the cliffside bravado before ending your tour.