Matera: Sassi Walking Tour with Audio & Local Food Guide

Wander Matera's Ancient Sassi at Your Own Speed

You get a self-guided digital walk through Matera's three Sassi districts with audio narration and written text, covering nine major sites from the underground city to the Duomo. The guide includes restaurant recommendations from a local and GPS mapping on your phone, so you move at your own pace without a fixed schedule or group.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Matera's historic sites and landmarks

• Pass by Matera Sotterranea hypogeum
• Pass by Palazzo dell’Annunziata
• Visit Palombaro Lungo underground water structure
• Explore the Sassi historical districts
• Visit Cathedral of Maria Santissima della Bruna
• Pass by Casa Noha building
• Visit rocky promontory of Monterrone
• Visit church with statues of St. Paul and St. Peter
• Visit Baroque Church of Purgatory

The experience

What if the best way to understand a city wasn't to follow someone else's schedule, but to stop whenever something caught your eye? That's what this digital guide lets you do in Matera. You download it to your phone, and the Sassi unfolds on your terms: the underground chambers carved into tuff rock, the Duomo sitting high on the Civita where the first settlement began, the baroque churches tucked into the Sasso Caveoso. A local guide created the audio and text, so you're not just getting facts. You're getting the stories and curiosities that make the place stick with you.

The tour moves through the three main districts (Sasso Barisano in the northwest, Sasso Caveoso in the south, and the Civita between them) hitting the Palazzo dell'Annunziata, the Palombaro Lungo (a 16th-century underground water cistern built in phases under Piazza Vittorio Veneto), and Casa Noha, the 16th- and 17th-century former residence of the noble de Noha family. You'll hear about the Church of Purgatory with its baroque facade and the smaller churches hidden in the stone, each one carrying its own weight of history.

What makes this different from just wandering is the restaurant advice built in. The guide points you toward authentic local spots where you can actually eat like someone from Matera, not like a tourist passing through. You'll need a smartphone with internet to activate it, the details come in your voucher, and you can listen through speakers or headphones, whichever works for where you are. The whole thing is mapped to Google Maps, so you won't get lost between stops. It's the kind of tour where you can linger in front of a carved doorway for ten minutes if you want, or move faster if the light is changing and you want to catch it somewhere else.

What’s included

• Digital audio guide in five languages (English, Spanish, Italian, German, French) plus written text for all stops.
• GPS mapping connected to Google Maps.
• Information on nine major sites including the Duomo, Matera Sotterranea (underground city), Palombaro Lungo water cistern, Casa Noha, and baroque churches.
• Restaurant recommendations for authentic local food.
• Tips on history, stories and local curiosities.

Before you book

Lasts 3h–4h, runs every day with no fixed time, from € 6.50 per person and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesEvery day

AgesAdult (10 and older) · Child (under 10)

GroupUp to 104

Audio guideEnglish, Spanish, French, German and Italian

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends at a different place from where it starts.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 11 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleStroller-friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Walking Cap

Is this one for you?Right for travelers who want to explore Matera without a fixed schedule or group pace, and who prefer learning at their own speed. You'll need a charged smartphone with internet to activate the guide, and some areas of the Sassi involve steep or uneven stone streets. That's the terrain itself, not a limitation of the tour.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (under 10).

Is the tour accessible for people with mobility issues?

The tour is marked as wheelchair accessible, and infants or small children can use a pram or stroller. Some areas of the Sassi involve uneven stone surfaces, so check the specific stops before you go.

Do I need anything special to use the digital guide?

You need a smartphone with an internet connection. Activation details will be in your voucher. You can listen through your phone's speaker or through headphones, which help in busy areas.