The cathedral was closed for renovations but we thoroughly enjoyed wandering around Matera. A word of caution - we visited on a brilliantly suuny but cool April day, we might have been less impressed if we had been climbing stairs etc in the August heat. We parked on the outskirts of town and walked in (parking was cheap). There are...
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Matera Cathedral
Piazza del Duomo, Matera, Italy
Ranked #4 of 9 attractions in Matera
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must see the art work and hand craft is amazing. THe catheral are awesome.
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Impossible to dislike anything, Matera is a very interesting town, the best part is the Ancient side, you can walk in the old small street and enjoy looking around,very good ice-cream
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The cathedral has been closed for years. It is hard to tell if any renovation is taking place. So you can't see the inside. Still, you get a sense all over the city of how it dominates everything.
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Matera is tue city where they shot the movie "The passion of Christ", by Mel Gibson, because although it is in Italy, the city actually seems its an old Jerusalem! It os situated in Basilicata province, in the south, and its very hot in the summer (we got 38ºC in June), so the people used to live inside cave, because...
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A must see if you are into historical buildings. It is within walking distance from the hotel.
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