Meeting point
p.zza Vittorio Veneto
Itinerary
Meeting with the guide in Piazza Vittorio Veneto, stop at the monument of
the fallen Matera is the first city in the South to rise against the Nazis and
for this reason awarded the Silver Medal for Military Valor and the Gold
Medal for Civil Valor. On September 21, 1943, the day of the insurrection
of Matera, the people of Matera rebelled against the oppression exercised
by the Nazi occupation. Eleven people find death following retreating
German gunfire. The day reaches its climax with the fierce Nazi retaliation
that costs the lives of 15 other people, both civilians and soldiers, blown up
in the "militia palace".
Visit to the rock church of the Santo Spirito, continue the tour through the
narrow streets of the old town from Via delle Beccherie, Via Duomo: main
access road to the Civita, bounded by the two ancient entrance doors
Porta di Juso and Porta di Suso; Cathedral of S. Maria della Bruna: built in
Romanesque-Apulian style, it stands on the highest and oldest point of
the city, called "Civita", local handicraft workshop, We will continue the tour
from via del Corso to get to the homonymous square of the Church of
San Francesco d'Assisi: beautiful baroque-Lecce-style church built on an
ancient underground crypt, the tour continues to Piazza del Sedile: the
ancient political and administrative center of the city dominated by the
Palazzo del Sedile, the tour will end in the Parco del Castello during the
walk will be time to view a local craft shop.
Duration 2h30 approximately (including cognitive stop with dog trainer)
Children from 6 to 12 years pay € 18
Children up to 6 years free
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