Tour in the Sassi of Matera with Teresa, choose quality!
Description
Teresa is a very good Guide, exhaustive, professional, able to take you anywhere, in search of the most suggestive places of the Sassi of Matera. They say about you: A super recommended DA tour accompanied by an excellent, prepared, nice and pleasant Guide, Teresa. He showed us the stones of Matera explaining everything in detail giving us an afternoon full of emotions ... We will always carry Matera in our hearts Thank you. We carried out the Guided Tour with Teresa who proved to be an attentive and engaging guide. The anecdotes related to his family then to life lived among the stones were very interesting and embellished the historical news. The walk was really pleasant and the hours flew by. Highly recommend this tour to everyone in beautiful Matera Very satisfied! Our Guide, Teresa, led us through the city, including the Sassi, with absolute competence, courtesy and passion. Thank you!
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Itinerary
New part of the Sassi overlooking the balcony of Sant'Agostino
Stop to admire the beautiful landscape of the Sasso Caveoso
The Casa Grotta is the typical house of the Sassi built partially by digging into the rock and partially built. In the Casa Grotta del Casalnuovo you can experience a real house of the Sassi through its original furniture and the tools of daily use that the family that lived there used in everyday life until 1958. It is a real ethnographic collection, a small museum with objects of common use and work from the times when the Sassi were inhabited, before the depopulation that occurred in the fifties. Inside, the original rooms and furnishings of the house are reconstructed before the ancient districts were depopulated in the late 1950s.
The church of the Madonna delle Grazie is located in Via del Sasso Caveoso. The church, still open to the public, was formerly named after St. Eustace, as can be seen from the pastoral visit of Msgr. Saracen in 1543 - 1544. The entrance consists DA a bell tower. Behind the altar we find a rock wall with several openings that lead to the sacristy; once there was the chancel. In the ceiling there are two carved domes and visible apse arches. On the right wall there is a Crucifixion, now ruined, under which there is a faded fresco. The figure of Christ is accompanied DA two angels and at the foot of it are: the Mother and John. On another wall is represented St. Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata. In the ceiling area behind the altar, coffered panels with ornamental motifs are depicted. The corresponding wall, however, shows a painting of Saint Lucia.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(59)
Teresa was an exceptional and passionate guide: she made the visit to the Sasso Caveoso an unforgettable experience!
Beautiful experience. A unique way to visit Matera illuminated by the sunset lights. Well done, Teresa, who was able to immerse us in the wonders of the Sassi
It was a beautiful experience. Teresa is a very knowledgeable local guide. She was able to tell the story of the stones with great emotion, also sharing the stories of her father and grandparents. I recommend her!
We chose a wonderful time for the weather and the sunset. Teresa was patient and excellent in her explanations, very professional, detailed, and friendly. We saw Matera in the sunlight and in the dark; it was stunning.
Stunning tour, very skilled, originally from Matera, she knows some special stories as well. Highly recommended
It was our first time visiting Matera. A stunning city with a history of millennia. We chose the tour by instinct from the various proposals found online, but right from the start, we noticed how Teresa had such a capacity to tell the story of the city that you almost felt present in those moments. The description of the Sassi of Matera (ours was the Sasso Caveoso district) was fantastic, covering the lives of the people, their changes in the mid-50s, how Matera was perceived at the time, and how it has evolved in the following years. When we said goodbye at the end of the tour, with Matera now adorned by the evening lights, we were almost sad about the end of that journey, which we had come to experience as a story.....in the first person. A sincere thank you to Teresa for the storytelling and the time spent with us and the other people in the group.
Super positive experience. Our guide Teresa is very helpful and knowledgeable
Sunset tour highly recommended. Teresa was able to weave together historical descriptions, cultural curiosities, and life stories passed down from the elders of the area.
I highly recommend the tour and to do it upon arrival in Matera. It offers a view of the city, the culture, and the history of Matera. Very skilled and engaging Teresa, our guide
Beautiful experience, a magical city waiting to be discovered, a true wonder. A visit that must be done absolutely in the late afternoon.
