Matera: Sassi Walking Tour with Audio & Local Food Guide

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Duration3h–4h

GroupUp to 104

Audio guideEN · DE +3

Mobile ticketAccepted

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 in five languages, 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.

3h–4h

Step-by-step itinerary

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 to the northwest, Sasso Caveoso to the south, and the Civita in between — hitting the Palazzo dell'Annunziata, the Palombaro Lungo (a 16th-century underground water cistern built in phases under Piazza Vittorio Veneto), and Casa Noha, a 16th- and 17th-century noble house now open to visitors. 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. The audio comes in English, Spanish, Italian, German and French, so you can listen in whatever language feels natural.

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 monuments 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.
Access via smartphone with internet connection.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair 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.