Top 20 Experiences in Matera
Discover Matera, the ancient city - Tour in Italian or English tour
An immersive experience to discover all that makes Matera unique by discovering motherhood and trying to enter, even in the philosophy of life of this strange and unique city. Together with me, Renato, or one of my collaborators like, Gaetano and Domenico, all qualified guides with a visceral passion and love for the city. The city of Matera, with its ancient districts, is considered among the oldest in the world. An authentic open-air museum that describes the life of man from the Stone Age to the present day with spectacular continuity. Not exactly a tourist tour, step by step you will discover the history of the city, the stories and vicissitudes of those who lived in the Sassi as well as art and architecture. a 360 ° analysis of Matera "Shame of Italy" and "Heritage of Humanity". we will also cross some locations of the 007 films; The Passion, W. Woman. the Group could reach a maximum of 18 people. If necessary, radios will be given to facilitate the tour
Matera balloon flight for small groups
Our company was created to promote flight, air, nature and southern excellence. Southern Italy is a unique territory, yet to be discovered, and the balloon is the best way to admire it from a new perspective, upside down. The experience of our team will lead you towards the discovery of the true and authentic soul made in the south, made up of food and wine excellence, typical crafts and sites of historical and cultural interest. We are a true airline, the only Italian company in southern Italy authorized to perform commercial flights with passengers, as we have a license issued by ENAC, the National Civil Aviation Authority and specific aeronautical insurance.
Private Guided Tour in Matera - Local Guide
Exploring the Sassi with Vito Rondinone, an official guide, from Matera you will have the unique chance to really get to know this magical place through the eyes of a real local. You will see the must-sees but also the non-touristy gems. A private tour will give you the highest quality experience, being able to customize the itinerary and enjoy the guide just for you. You will discover the incredible and fascinating story of the Sassi, how one of the oldest cities in the world developed in symbiosis with nature and how it came to be called Italy's national shame. Visit a fascinating cave-house museum and learn about the Sassi's way of life.
Ape Tour Matera - Panoramic tour in ape calessino
A tour of the three neighborhoods in the historic center of the Sassi with panoramic stops and curiosities on the recent history of the city of Matera: from national shame to a city known and appreciated worldwide. The path lasts about an hour and in this time visitors will be able to observe the area of the Piano, that is the part behind the Sassi and learn about the historical places from another perspective. The area of the Piano is actually the first area built immediately after the Sassi at the turn of the Renaissance.
Ape tour Matera - Guided tour in ape calessino
A tour of the three districts in the historic center of the Sassi with panoramic stops and curiosities about the recent history of the city of Matera: from national shame to a city known and appreciated worldwide. It will also be possible to visit a cave house and a rock church. The route lasts just over an hour and in this time visitors will be able to observe the Piano area, that is, the part close to the Sassi and get to know the historical places from another perspective. The Piano area is actually the first area built immediately after the Sassi at the turn of the Renaissance.
Long Private Panoramic Tour with Ape Calessino in Matera
Private panoramic tour of the historic districts of the city, aboard the historic Ape Calessino Piaggio. You will not share the tour with other guests.
Private Pizza & Tiramisu Masterclass at a Cesarina's home with tasting in Matera
Don't lose the opportunity to become a "pizzaiolo" (pizza-maker) and a great tiramisu maker! Enter a local home, connect with an expert home cook and discover how Italian mamma and nonnas used to prepare awesome pizza at home. With this private hands-on cooking class, you will learn how to make pizza and tiramisù from scratch from a real Italian family. To complete your feast, enjoy what you have prepared for lunch or dinner with a selection of local wine included. Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test and amaze your friends and family with a pizza party once you come back home! This experience is suitable for families with children of all ages. Le Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country in more than 120 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.
Private Vulture Wine Tour from MATERA with sommelier
Are you ready for new wine experience? This is not Chianti! This is not Montalcino! This is Vulture. And there is a difference between a driver and a driver/sommelier. We provide the ability to walk through the vineyards, to touch the grapes, to be in contact with nature, to open an oak barrel to smell the scents of wine is not ready yet, to taste wines in the vineyard. Enjoy the tour visiting a winery and tasting prestigious DOCG (Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita) status wines: Aglianico del Vulture Superiore.
Salento wineries tour from Matera
We will introduce you to two of the best wineries in the Salento area of Puglia. Many wineries in the region open their doors to visitors and wine lovers to share and to involve more people in some stages of the harvest, or simply to invite people taste their wines in the cellar.You will be a special guest, with a choice of wines, according to your taste. The Salice Salento region is famous for the Primativo and Negramaro reds. The region is also known for it's up and coming whites. Verdeca and Fiano are becoming more fashionable and should be experienced. Enjoy a lunch lunch featuring locally sourced products, including cheeses and cold cuts at one of the wineries to accompany your tasting.
Ape Calessino Tour Sassi of Matera "Standard"
The thing that makes the Ape Calessino Tour special is the ease of getting to know and admire an extraordinary city, in an exclusive way (not in a group), optimizing times, without getting tired, especially in the summer, having fun. To be able to take photos, selfies and videos, alone or with your family, taking advantage of breathtaking views and unique views, which will remain in your heart.
Private Guided Walking Tour in Sassi of Matera
You will love Matera at the first sight. At first glance, Matera looks like any small Italian town, but in few steps from Baroque Churches and boutiques, you will discover a very special place called Sassi, where the people lived from the Neolithic Period until the 50th of the last century, and it is today the World Heritage Site and the stage for many films.
Ape Calessino Tour Matera Lungo
Matera is one of the oldest cities in the world whose territory preserves evidence of human settlements starting from the Paleolithic and without interruptions up to the present day. It represents an extraordinary page written by man through the millennia of this very long history. World Heritage Site since 1993 and European Capital of Culture in 2019. With the classic and typical Ape Calessino (tuk tuk), an Italian myth, much appreciated by families, especially with children in wheelchairs, we will cross the Old Town and the Sassi, as they are very tiring on foot, especially in the summer, whizzing through the streets and characteristic alleys, making small stops for photos and videos and to visit churches in the squares and characteristic Case Grotte (Case Museo).
Private walking tour in Matera
Private tour with a multilingual tour guide that will lead just you discovering the city and its history.
Discovering Matera
Come and discover the thousand facets of the City of Sassi, Matera, as well as the European Capital of Culture 2019.
Day Trip from Rome to Pompei & the Amalfi Coast with Mercedes luxury van (12hrs)
The day trip to Pompeii and Amalfi Coast starts at 7:30AM. You will meet your driver at your hotel, private apartment, B&B, Rome Train station. The most famous archaeological site in the world is not hard to name. If there has ever been a site as well preserved, as evocative, as memorable as that of Pompeii, the luxurious resort for the Roman Empire, buried under the ash and lava erupted by Mount Vesuviu (79 AD). If you like a private tour we can book a Tour Guide. The rate for the private walking tour of Pompei (2hr) is Eur 130,00 cash for the whole group. Tickets are not included. You will enjoy the beautiful cliff road called Amalfi Coast on the way to Sorrento or Positano. You can decide whether to stop in Sorrento or Positano. Return time to Rome is scheduled at 7:30PM. You driver will drop you off to your hotel.
Complete tour of the two Sassi - Barisano and Caveoso
Ancient dwellings dug into the tuff. A deep "valley" (gravina) crossed by a stream. Roofs that become floors for the homes of the upper levels. A dense network of alleys, and the impression of walking in a papier-mâché nativity scene.
Private Pasta & Tiramisu Class at a Cesarina's home with tasting in Matera
Immerse yourself in a private pasta and tiramisu-making class in a welcoming home, learn the secrets of the region's most famous pasta dishes and tiramisu and taste the fruit of your labour for lunch or dinner accompanied by local wines. During this private lesson, you will learn how to prepare 2 pasta recipes and the tiramisu dessert from scratch. Your Cesarina will reveal the tricks of the trade of these iconic recipes. Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test and amaze your friends and family once home with an Italian meal! This experience is suitable for families with children of all ages. Le Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country in more than 120 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.
Matera Sassi 2 hours Private Tour
Discover the "Sassi" of Matera, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Explore the architecture of the characteristic town walking through its streets. See location sites from the Mel Gibson movie The Passion of the Christ and Wonder Woman Enjoy a spectacular view of the canyon and walk through the historic center Admire the Casa Grotta, furnished from the 1700s Walking in the Sasso Caveoso and Sasso Barisano. See location sites from the Mel Gibson movie The Passion of Christ and Wonder Woman
Murgia Materana Park Tour
Definitely one of the most spectacular rocky landscapes of Italy that testifies to the ancient relationship between nature and man, it is found in Basilicata, in Matera a few kilometers away from the border with Puglia.
Venosa tour guide: one of the most important roman places near Matera
Venosa was an important Roman city, its importance grew mainly thanks to the Via Appia and that allowed important trade. Nowadays Venosa is remembered also because here was born Horace Flacco, author of the famous "Carpe Diem". The guided tour will start from the Archaeological Park where you can visit the thermal baths, the domus, the SS. Trinity and the amphitheater. After the amphitheater the visit continues with S.S. Trinity composed of Ancient Church. Behind the apse you will visit the "unfinished" church, designed to contain a larger number of faithful, started in the mid-1100s and never finished. The tour of Venosa continues in the historic center with a visit to the 16th-century Aragonese castle Pirro del Balzo. Inside there is the national archaeological museum that contains mainly Roman finds. The guided tour ends with the external visit of the so-called house of Horace, dating back to the II century BC