Tour Basilicata

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Discover the allure of Basilicata, an enchanted land, far away from mass tourism, offering views of unspoiled landscapes and the authenticity of an ancient rural life combined to a safe and healthy environmental heritage. Walk along the cobbled streets of the "Most Beautiful Borghi of Italy" as Acerenza and Venosa, admire the beauty and taste the original flavors of local gastronomy. Wonder at the extraordinary show offered by the imposing Sassi of Matera, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Complete your dreaming holiday turning it into a real life experience: a 5-star hotel with every comforts, set inside the "Sassi" of Matera and surrounded by nature!

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Services included:

4 nights in historical house in Matera, double room, b&b treatment
Welcome dinner in a deconsecrated church
Entrance to the Crypt of the original sin
Trekking experience in Montescaglioso
Tasting of typical products from Murgia materana
Lunch in Venosa

Services not included:

Lunch/dinner where not specified
City Taxes
Entrances where not specified
Extra, tips and anything else is not listed under "Services included"

Departure:

Matera

Arrival:

Matera

Typology of vacation:

Art and culture, Food and wine, Nature and landscapes, Spa and wellness, Religious tourism

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Programme

Day 1: Matera

Arrival at the airport of Bari
Departure to Matera
Free time at your disposal
Welcome dinner in a deconsecrated church sited inside the “Sassi di Matera”
Overnight

Day 2: Matera

Breakfast in hotel
Visit of the Sasso Caveoso, where is the Church of San Pietro Caveoso overlooking the Gravina, the Madonna dell'Idris and San Giovanni in Monterrone on the Idris cliff. There you can admire an original ancient Sassi house
Lunch at leisure
Visit of the Sasso Barisano, the oldest part of the city
Back to accommodation
Dinner at leisure
Overnight

Day 3: Trekking experience, Montescaglioso

Breakfast in hotel
Visit of the rupestrian church called crypt of the original sin
Tasting of typical products from Murgia materana
Departure to Montescaglioso
Trekking experience in Montescaglioso, the region’s most important Benedictine monastery
Free time at your disposal
Back to accommodation
Dinner at leisure
Overnight

Day 4: Venosa, Acerenza

Breakfast in hotel
Departure to Venosa
Visit of the borgo and the famous archaeological area
Lunch in a typical restaurant
Departure to Acerenza, that was for centuries a post station during the journey of the crusaders who went to the Holy Land
Walking in the arrows of the borgo
Dinner at leisure
Back to accommodation
Overnight

Day 5: End of services

Breakfast in hotel
Departure to Bari airport
End of services

Destinations

Matera

Acerenza

Venosa

Montescaglioso

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candlelight dinner in the XIII century church in Matera

Candlelight dinner in the XIII century rock hewn church

Dining in this unique space is a once in a lifetime experience and particularly romantic. With dozens of lit candles, an open fire and classical music; this once sacred space becomes an enchanting dining room where you can discover new flavors and enjoy the best local cuisine created by our chef.

Trekking tour in Montescaglioso

Visit to Montescaglioso, home to the region’s most important Benedictine monastery, and Miglionico, a small medieval town home to Castello del Malconsiglio, setting for the “Barons’ Conspiracy” to assassinate the King of Naples, Ferdinand I of Aragon in 1485, a conspiracy which ended with the...

Visit of the Crypt of the original sin

The Crypt of the Original Sin, in Matera, is located inside a natural cave on the Murgia plateau, near the old Appian Way. Commonly known as “the Sistine Chapel of rupestrian art”, the Crypt was discovered in 1963 by a group of local youths, who noticed the splendid frescoes in what at the time,...

Optional Activities

"Templars Tour" in Basilicata

Discover Basilicata through the places associated with the passage of the Templars. Along the route you will reach Acerenza, also known as the magnificent “Cathedral Town”, and Venosa, the town that gave birth to the great latin poet Horatio born in 65 B.C. Last stop will be in the village of...

"The Angel Flight" experience

Above the Lucanian Dolomites, in the heart of Basilicata, a steel cable suspended between the tops of two small towns, Castelmezzano and Pietrapertosa let you make and live a unique experience: the Angel Flight. It’s an attractor, a new concept, which make you feel a great experience of the...

Trekking tour in Murgia area

The Archaeological Park of Natural Rock Hewn Churches holds one of the most fascinating rock landscapes in the world. Walking along the park paths you can find traces of man’s presence since the ancient times in order to follow its evolution in this area up to the present days and always in balance...

Visit of Acerenza

Perched on a cliff of tuff more than 800 meters above sea level, between the broad Bradano river valley and the Fiumarella stream, it is truly the “caelsae nidum Acherontiae”, the “eagle’s nest of Acerenza” described by the Latin poet Horace, born in nearby Venosa. The layout of the town is that of...

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