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Reach the Murgia Materana Park from the TIBETAN BRIDGE

Matera, Italyby Expedition Outdoor

  • 2.8 hours
  • Free cancellation
  • Private tour
  • Mobile or paper ticket accepted
  • Guide: Italian, Spanish

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Overview

We dive into the Park starting from the Sassi districts, across the suspension bridge that crosses the stream. Visit to the UNESCO Park of Murgia Materana with unspoilt nature, flora, fauna, art, ancient history and archaeology to discover. Rock churches (cut into the rock) with millenary frescoes, cisterns for collecting water, farms and tratturi crossed for millennia on the road between Rome and Jerusalem. Personalized tours with professional hiking environmental guide registered with AIGAE (Italian Association of Environmental Hiking Guides). Limited number of participants. It is a unique and exciting tour. You will discover nature, history and art through one of the oldest territories in the world. Bring hiking shoes, windbreaker, water and hat with visor.

What's included

  • Bottled water
  • Guide in person: Italian and Spanish
  • Snacks

Itinerary

  1. 1

    Parco della Murgia Materana

    2 hours

    Meet every day in Jazzo Gattini for a 2.5 hour exploration of the UNESCO Park of Murgia Materana. Discover its ancient Neolithic archaeological wonders, then visit medieval cave churches frescoed overhanging the Gravina canyon and the Sassi of Matera, ancient cisterns, dry stone walls; a full immersion traveling along the millennia of human history, from the dawn of time to the present day. This area boasts, not only a wealth of history and archaeological wonders, but also an uncontaminated Mediterranean flora and fauna, immersed in a land that never ceases to amaze and amaze those who want to discover it.

  2. 2

    Ponte Tibetano

    2 min

    Suspension bridge crossing the creek. Visit to the UNESCO Park of Murgia Materana with unspoilt nature, flora, fauna, art, ancient history and archaeology to discover. Rock churches (cut into the rock) with millenary frescoes, cisterns for collecting water, farms and tratturi crossed for millennia on the road between Rome and Jerusalem.

Meeting and pickup

Accessible by city bus (Sassasi Line) or on foot. Possibility of hotel pick-up by arrangement.

We can pick you up from your hotel (outside the ZTL) with our own car.

End point

Accessible by city bus (Sassasi Line) or on foot. Possibility of hotel pick-up by arrangement.

Good to know

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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