Matera, located in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata has been awarded the title of the 2019 European Capital of Culture in Italy.  Since the announcement  Richard Gere who filmed King David in Matera passed on his congratulations for the city and commented “Matera is a very special place”.

The ancient city of Matera is steeped in history and is home to the famous Sassi, a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site dating back over 7000 years. While part of the town spreads out across the Murgia Plateau, the famed Sassi comprises cave dwellings and rock churches built on and dug into the sides of the Gravina Gorge which drops dramatically away beneath it.  The cave dwellings of the Sassi are the most extensive example of their kind in the Mediterranean. Now, however, the Sassi district has gone through extensive re-development and hosts some incredible cave hotels, private homes and restaurants, lovingly restored to enhance their original features. Explore this complex and beautiful network of caves, churches, streets, stairways, archways and terraces on foot to best experience this atmospheric city

As usual we are ready with three different packages offering for those who wish to visit  this extraordinary city, just 2 hours away from Naples and the Amalfi coast.it  

• Romantic Matera&Apulia self drive  7 days tour from $ 579 per person
• Family Vacation in Apulia an 8 days vacation with car rental in Villas & trulli from only $ 329 per person
• 9 Days Escorted Tour Thousand Shades of Southern Italy with a special discount of 20%

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