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Natural Parks, Matera. Basilicata, Italy

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Natural Parks in Matera

"Matera is the only place in the world where people can boast to be still living in the same houses of their ancestors of 9,000 years ago."

About Natural Parks in Matera

Basic Information:

 

Matera is not only rich with its 155 churches, Castles and Palaces and Museums and Monuments to see. There are many Natural Parks to see rich with archeological remains and birds to observe.

 

Natural Parks in Matera

  • Parco della Murgia Materana (Park of the Murgia Matera)
  • Riserva regionale San Giuliano (Regional Reserve San Giuliano)
  • Colle di Timmari (Timmari Hill)

 

Parco della Murgia Materana (Park of the Murgia Matera)

Parco della Murgia Materana established in 1990 and it includes the territory of Gravina of Matera, the rock churches scattered along the slopes of ravines and the plateau of the Murgia Matera. Important numerous farms, many of them fortified. Symbol of the park is the lesser kestrel, a small bird of prey in the area of Matera with numerous population.

 

Riserva regionale San Giuliano (Regional Reserve San Giuliano)

Riserva regionale San Giuliano is protected area established in 2000 and it includes the lake of San Giuliano, artificial reservoir created by the damming of the river Bradano, and the river stretches upstream and downstream of the river. Very important is the presence of birds here.

 

Colle di Timmari (Timmari Hill)

Colle di Timmari is a green lung situated about 15 km far from the city overlooking the valley of Bradano and Lake San Giuliano. It is a pleasant residential locality and on the top of the hill there is a small shrine of San Salvatore dating back to 1310. This is an important archaeological site where were found many relics Apulian type of prehistoric times both dated from the fourth century B.C. (including a tomb full of graveyards), many of which are preserved in the archaeological museum "Domenico Ridola".

 

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Museums, Monuments, Matera, Basilicata, Italy

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Museums and Monuments

"Matera is the only place in the world where people can boast to be still living in the same houses of their ancestors of 9,000 years ago."

About Museums in Matera

Basic Information:

 

Matera is not only rich with its 155 churches, Palaces and Castles to see. There are also many interesting museums that presents the local folklore and life of people in this area.

 

What to see more in Matera?

Museums

  • Museo archeologico nazionale Domenico Ridola
  • Museo Nazionale d'Arte Medievale e Moderna
  • MUSMA Museo della scultura contemporanea di Matera
  • Museo Laboratorio della Civiltà Contadina
  • Museo Diocesano
  • Museo della Raccolta delle acque
  • Casagrotta di Vico Solitario

 

Other Monuments

  • Ipogei di piazza Vittorio Veneto
  • Fontana ferdinandea

 

Opening Hours and Addresses of some Museums

Museo Archeologico Nazionale "Domenico Ridola"

Matera - 75100, Italy,

Via Ridola, 24

+39 0835 31 00 58

Opened:

On Monday: 14,00 - 20,00

From Tuesday to Sunday: 9,00 - 20,00

Closed:

Monday morning, 25 December and 1 November

From Monday to Sunday: 8,30 - 19,30

 

Museo Nazionale d'Arte Medievale e Moderna della Basilicata

Matera - 75100, Italy,

Piazza Pascoli, 1 (presso Palazzo Lanfranchi)

+39 0835 310137; +39 0835 256262

Fax +39 0835 256262 int. 13

Email:

Opened:

From Tuesday to Sunday: 9,00 - 13,00 and 16,00 - 19,00

Closed:

On Monday

 

MUSMA - Museo della Scultura Contemporanea di Matera

Matera - 75100, Italy,

Palazzo Pomarici, Rione Sassi

+39 366 935 77 68

Email:

Web Site: www.musma.it

Opened:

From Tuesday to Sunday: 10,00 - 14.00,

In the afternoon only with booking

Closed:

On Monday, excluding holidays

 

Museo Laboratorio della Civiltà Contadina

Matera - 75100, Italy,

Via S. Giovanni Vecchio, 60

+39 0835 38 52 48; Cell. +39 328 611 34 54

Email:

Web Site: www.museolaboratorio.it

 

Casa Grotta di vico Solitario

Antica Abitazione Tipicamente Arredata

Matera - 75100, Italy,

Sasso Caveoso - San Pietro Caveoso,

Vicinato di vico Solitario N 11,

Informations and booking:

+39 0835 310 118

E-mail:

Web Site: http://www.casagrotta.it

 

TravelMapItaly Advices

As it is always said here the better way to go and see South Italy is by car. This region of Italy is a picturesque and interesting to see and only driving by car you could appreciate it. So, don't hesitate to go there by car or to hire one on the nearest airports.

Note that in the historical parts of the city you should go only by walking.

 

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Churches, Matera, Basilicata, Italy

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Churches of Matera

"Matera is the only place in the world where people can boast to be still living in the same houses of their ancestors of 9,000 years ago."

About Churches of Matera

Basic Information:

 

Matera is not only a beautiful and very picturesque place to see but it also a place of cult. You will be surprised to find how many churches there are - in the rock and not only.

 

What to see more in Matera?

Churches of Matera

  • The Cathedral of Matera
  • Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista
  • Chiese rupestri (Rock churches)
  • Church of San Pietro Caveoso
  • Church of San Francesco d'Assisi
  • Church of Santa Chiara
  • Church of Purgatorio
  • Church of San Domenico
  • Convent of St. Augustine
  • Sanctuary of della Madonna di Picciano
  • Sanctuary of Madonna della Palomba

 

The Cathedral of Matera was built in the old Romanesque style in the thirteenth century in the most highest of the Civita that divides the two Sassi in the area of the ancient Benedictine Monastery of Saint Eustace - one of the two patron saints of the city. Outside the Cathedral are notable rose to sixteen rays and the bell tower 52 meters high Take a look also at Byzantine fresco of the Madonna della Bruna inside the cathedral, a crib from sixteenth century by the Italian sculptor Altobello Persio and a fresco depicting the Last Judgement.

 

Opening Hours

On Monday: 14,30 - 19,00

From Tuesday to Sunday:

- in the morning - 10,00 - 13,00

- in the evening - 14,30 - 19,00

Closed: Monday morning

 

TravelMapItaly Advices

As it is always said here the better way to go and see South Italy is by car. This region of Italy is a picturesque and interesting to see and only driving by car you could appreciate it. So, don't hesitate to go there by car or to hire one on the nearest airports.

Note that in the historical parts of the city you should go only by walking.

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Castles, Palaces, Matera, Basilicata, Italy

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Castles and Palaces in Matera

"Matera is the only place in the world where people can boast to be still living in the same houses of their ancestors of 9,000 years ago."

About Castles and Palaces in Matera

Basic Information:

 

Matera is not only rich with its 155 churches to see. There are also Castello Tramontano and many other palaces to see. This is enriching the picturesque appearance of the city of Matera.

 

What to see more in Matera?

Castles and Palaces in Matera

  • Castello Tramontano
  • Palazzo Lanfranchi
  • Palazzo dell'Annunziata
  • Palazzo Malvinni Malvezzi
  • Palazzo del Sedile
  • Villa Longo

 

Castello Tramontano was built in aragonese stile, with a central part of the building and two lateral towers round, remained unfinished at the killing of the Conte Giovanni Carlo Tramontano by the population in 1514.

 

TravelMapItaly Advices

As it is always said here the better way to go and see South Italy is by car. This region of Italy is a picturesque and interesting to see and only driving by car you could appreciate it. So, don't hesitate to go there by car or to hire one on the nearest airports.

Note that in the historical parts of the city you should go only by walking.

 

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Rock Churches, Matera, Basilicata, Italy

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Chiese Rupestri (Rock Churches)

"Matera is the only place in the world where people can boast to be still living in the same houses of their ancestors of 9,000 years ago."

About Rock Churches of Matera

Basic Information:

 

Rock Churches of Matera and along the ravines of the Park of the Murgia Matera are at about 155 churches carved into the rock. Among the most important churches in the Sassi cave there are Santa Lucia alle Malve, complex rock that was once a monastic community, the Convicinio of S. Antonio that consists 4 crypts, Santa Maria Idris on top of the homonyms rock, the rich in frescoes Santa Barbara, Our Lady of Virtues that together with the above church of St. Nicholas of the Greeks now hosts major exhibitions of sculpture, and St. Peter's Barisano with brick facade and bell tower and interior almost completely excavated in the rock.

Outside the city limits there are among also others as the Crypt of the Original Sin recently restored example of Lombard painting with an extraordinary pictorial cycle of frescoes covering the walls of the left and bottom. Also the church of Santa Maria delle Valle, commonly known as La Vaglia that is the largest cave church of the city, with its facade and interior masonry tombs.

 

Opening Hours

On Monday: 14,30 - 19,00

From Tuesday to Sunday:

- in the morning - 10,00 - 13,00

- in the evening - 14,30 - 19,00

Closed: Monday morning

 

TravelMapItaly Advices

As it is always said here the better way to go and see South Italy is by car. This region of Italy is a picturesque and interesting to see and only driving by car you could appreciate it. So, don't hesitate to go there by car or to hire one on the nearest airports.

Note that in the historical parts of the city you should go only by walking.

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