Cave city
Take the Piano for an easy arrival, or go down into Sasso Barisano and Sasso Caveoso for a room among the old lanes.
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Matera’s Sassi tumble down two ravines below the Civita and its cathedral. Pick a cave room among the steps, or a hotel on the Piano, where luggage and cars are easier.
Sasso Barisano wraps around the north side of the Civita. Via Fiorentini and the lanes below Sant’Agostino pass restored stone houses and small churches. The cathedral is above, on the Civita, and from a lower room you reach it by steps.
Sasso Caveoso faces the Gravina and the Murgia plateau. Around Piazza San Pietro Caveoso and Santa Maria de Idris, the lanes are steep and often stepped. Ask your hotel how close a vehicle can get. If daylight or ventilation matters, ask whether the room is cut into rock.
On the Piano, Piazza Vittorio Veneto, Via del Corso and Via Ridola sit above the Sassi. A room here is close to shops and restaurants and on an easier walk from Matera Centrale. You walk down into either Sasso to sightsee, then climb back in the evening.
Matera Centrale is on the Ferrovie Appulo Lucane line from Bari, not the main Trenitalia network. The Sassi have restricted car access and uneven stone paths. If you stay below the Piano, arrive with a small bag, and confirm parking before you drive in.
Via Fiorentini and Sant’Agostino run through the northern Sasso below the cathedral. Book here for a cave stay among the old streets, but expect stairs between your door and the Piano.
Around here: Via Fiorentini, Sant’Agostino, Matera Cathedral
Stay near Piazza San Pietro Caveoso for the Gravina outlook and Santa Maria de Idris. The rooms are in steep lanes, so ask for the route from the nearest vehicle drop-off.
Around here: Piazza San Pietro Caveoso, Santa Maria de Idris, Gravina di Matera
The cathedral crowns the ridge between the two Sassi. From a room on the Civita, both districts are below you, but the way up is still cobbles and climbs.
Around here: Matera Cathedral, Piazza Duomo, Civita
The Piano has gentler streets, Piazza Vittorio Veneto and the way toward Matera Centrale. Choose it for an easier arrival, and walk down to the Sassi when you want to explore.
Around here: Piazza Vittorio Veneto, Via Ridola, Matera Centrale
May and September are the most comfortable months for the Sassi steps. Midsummer highs average near 90 °F, with little shade on the bare stone. November has the most rain in the climate data. In wet weather, wear shoes with grip.
Bari Airport is the closest airport. Reach Matera by airport coach, or go via Bari and take Ferrovie Appulo Lucane to Matera Centrale. The Piano is above the Sassi, and a lower cave hotel may mean a walk down steps from the station.
37 mi from downtown
Bari Airport is about 37 miles from Matera. Check the current coach service, or go into Bari for the FAL train. A hotel in the Sassi may add a walk from the arrival stop.
The Piano near Piazza Vittorio Veneto, which is easiest with luggage. Pick either Sasso to wake up among stone lanes.
Usually not to the door. Ask for the permitted drop-off point and how far you walk from there.
Hotels start at $52 across 598. Add parking and the route to the room before you compare.
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