Cultural Sites Included in the Pass

The largest rock church in Matera, entirely carved out of tuff. Inside, there are naves, stone altars, and a hypogeum where the bodies of the deceased were once dried.

A medieval monastic complex carved into the rock: two rock churches, cave dwellings, and cellars on multiple levels. Today, it also hosts contemporary art exhibitions.

A 40-meter-deep underground complex with 1,000 years of history: originally a rock church, then an olive press and winery. Six rainwater cisterns and a statue of Saint George. Visit with an audio guide.

Immersive experience in the underground passages of Via Ridola: 360° projections tell the story of the Sassi and Matera, which was once a seabed. The tour lasts approximately 50 minutes.

An ancient underground olive oil mill carved into the rock, now the Matera Olive Oil Museum. It showcases the traditional production of olive oil using original machinery.

Located on Via Purgatorio Vecchio, set in a 15th-century community oven, it showcases the bread-making tradition of Matera: sourdough starter, original tools, and family stamps.

On Via San Francesco da Paola Vecchio, dedicated to the history of Matera's bread, amidst aromas and ancient instruments. It also offers a themed escape room for families and groups.

Museum of paleontology and geology in a cave in Sasso Caveoso. Fossils, dinosaur remains, and a replica of the Julian whale, from when the sea was here. Reservations required.

Temporary exhibition at the Sassi Foundation: works by Salvador Dalí (including Space Venus) in the underground caves carved into the rock of Sasso Barisano. A dialogue between surrealism and the Sassi.

An authentic cave house furnished as in centuries past: it shows how Matera families lived in the Sassi, in a single room shared with animals, until the 1950s.

Contemporary art exhibition space in the Sassi, featuring exhibitions by local and international artists set in spaces carved into the rock.

An immersive museum about a "neighborhood," the courtyard with a well around which neighborhood life revolved in the 1950s. Period videos and settings reconstruct rural life.