Running alongside the wild gorge, this panoramic road skirts the rock the Cathedral is perched on and enables you to see many grottos burrowed into the rock-face opposite, some natural, some artificial.

From one edge of the rock (on which the Cathedral stands) to the other, the houses of the two main troglodytic quarters of Matera are set out in tiered rows, in such a way that the roofs actually become streets, and are part of an inextricable networ..

These two man-made belvederes (car park below behind which many rupestrian churches are hidden) contrive a marvellous view over Matera.

This Apulian Romanesque style cathedral from the 13C has a tripartite façade decorated with a beautiful rose window and a hanging gallery. Its walls are garnished with blind arches, and its right side is endowed with two rich portals on the right. Th..

Housed in the unique exhibition space of the elegant Palazzo Pomarici (16C) and adjoining hypogea, MUSMA sets the standard for museography. Some 270 contemporary and often audacious works communicate with and bring to life the magnificent spaces, an ..

Set up in an ancient convent, this archaeological museum has an interesting collection of objects found in the region.