Matera: Walking Tour with Cave House and Church Entry

About This Experience

Julia Rempel runs this two-and-a-half-hour walking tour of the Sassi just for your group, with entry tickets to a cave house museum and a rupestrian (rock-cut) church included. It cost $90 per person on a bookable date in October 2026, more than the $32 to $39 group walks compared here. Its 5.0 from 54 GetYourGuide reviews is the top rating among the tours on this site. It is a small sample, so read the reviews before you book.

You meet outside the Banco di Napoli at Piazza Vittorio Veneto 51, in the upper town, and the tour returns there at the end, so you finish on the same square. The guide covers how the Sassi grew and changed, from UNESCO's account of first occupation in the Palaeolithic to the relocation of residents in the 1950s, and how a district once described as the 'shame of Italy' became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Inside the cave house museum you see how peasant families lived, and the church on the route is one the listing calls among the most decorated rock churches in the Sassi. Neither site is named, so ask your guide which ones you will enter. From balconies along the way you look across the ravine to the Murgia Materana Park. Tours run in English, German, Italian and Russian.

This tour suits couples, families or small groups who want a private guide at a per-person price. The listing shows no low-star review themes, but with 54 reviews there is less to judge from than on the larger tours. Expect to climb steps to several stops. The tour runs rain or shine and is not suitable for people with mobility impairments.

Highlights

• Start and finish at Piazza Vittorio Veneto
• History of the Sassi from cave homes to UNESCO listing
• Peasant life shown inside a cave house museum
• Frescoed interior of a rupestrian church
• Views over the Murgia Materana Park from the balconies

What's Included

• ✓ Expert local guide for about 2.5 hours
• ✓ Entry ticket to a cave house museum in the Sassi
• ✓ Entry ticket to a rupestrian church
• ✓ Private tour for your group only (up to 15 people)
• ✓ Choice of English, German, Italian or Russian

Not Included

• Food and drinks
• Hotel pickup (not listed as included)

What to Bring

• Comfortable shoes
• Hiking shoes or shoes with firm grip
• Rain gear if the forecast is wet

Good to Know & Caveats

• You climb steps to reach several places on the tour.
• The tour runs rain or shine.
• Priced per person, though only your group takes part.
• Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start.

Meeting Point

Outside the Banco di Napoli at Piazza Vittorio Veneto 51, in Matera's upper town; the tour ends back there.