Palombaro Lungo
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James M
Woking, UK403 contributions
Aug 2022
Quite boring trip underground to walk around an industrial setting above some old well or body of water. Couldn't see the point at all. Nothing to see really.. go and throw a couple of euros and make a wish ...all over in 10 minutes
Written November 3, 2022
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Dear sir, I am not sure you actually visited the palombaro lungo. You describe it as “an industrial setting” where “you walk above some old well”.
On the opposite, It is an ancient setting where you walk inside (and not above) a well. It is an experience once in a lifetime to be inside a cistern that kept 5 millions liters of water, entirely dug by man hundreds of years ago, where you can actually see the mouths of the well from the inside. This is very well explained on the leaflet we provide in different languages.
Anyway it is true, this old water cistern is not Disneyland. If you were looking for Disneyland, you probably were at the wrong address. And wrong city. And wrong region. And wrong country. But in the right continent: it is in Paris.
Written November 6, 2022
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threedeweys
Delta, Canada1,245 contributions
Jun 2022
Unless one has a specific interest in underground water reservoirs, there really isn't much to see here. It is a nice respite from the hot sun but that was about it for us. Fortunately, the tickets weren't expensive.
Written August 6, 2022
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maurizio guidi
Florence, Italy132 contributions
Apr 2019 • Family
Take the time for visiting Palombaro Lungo:for only 30’ visit , you can get a grasp of living up to 1940. Interesting information shared by the experienced guides and incredible architectural piece in “negative” where you shape the forms by taking out rather than building up. One of the biggest man built well with 50 mil of liters. A well worth visit
Written April 21, 2019
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Moira C
Malta124 contributions
Jun 2019 • Friends
Book before from the piazza and be very careful when they call for your tour as we nearly missed it. We entered after the group had started as we didn’t hear the call. We really enjoyed our very short tour in the Palombaro Lungo and it is I trestibg to get to know important history of the place. It was really cool down there and we found it really mystical pity it was less then 30 mins as the place is not that big but I am glad we did it.
Written July 16, 2019
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Lamoine, ME73 contributions
Feb 2019 • Couples
The cistern is huge and has an interesting history. The guide relates the story very well. It’s not a long tour but you understand Matera’s underground better by the end.
Written February 15, 2019
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Ingwe40
Mechelen, Belgium208 contributions
Oct 2020
If you visit Matera try to visit the underground water cistern; it is not a must but it is impressive when you consider that it was completely dug out and plastered by hand.
Written October 18, 2020
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Dakka’stories
Rome, Italy84 contributions
Jan 2020 • Family
The tour was very interesting! The guide very patient. The place well maintained after all these years! There was a time when people knew how to build things to last!
Written January 4, 2020
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Lullah
Melbourne, Australia22 contributions
Oct 2019
We went to visit. It does look interesting, but note that it is currently closed (from 1 Oct) for installation of lighting. Give the tourist office a bell before you make the trip.
Written October 4, 2019
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Rachel M
nicosia42 contributions
Sep 2019 • Couples
The place is stunning and the English speaking guide was very interesting. Strongly recommended....the largest underground cistern in the world.
Written September 26, 2019
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Sebastian S
London, UK111 contributions
Sep 2019 • Friends
There have been some grumbles about this tour. Not from us. To get the chance to explore a vast, former water cistern which has only been open to tourists since 2011, tondiscover the sheer scale of the “city under the city” was rather amazing. And the story of how they drained it, stopped all the springs and found all the buckets that the people of Matera had lost all down the centuries was fascinating. The guide told the story well, I thought his English was clear, and he left loads of time for questions at the end. Yes agreed, it is not disabled-accessible but a fascinating and worthwhile tour. Picture looking up shows the architecturally sensitive way the stairs have been put in.
Written September 26, 2019
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דוד ו
Haifa District, Israel
since i have some disability i wonder if there is any stairs along the root inside the attraction ?
I know that there are few steps from ground level to the entrance of the attraction.
Written March 16, 2022
דוד ו
Haifa District, Israel
Is there any stairs inside the place from the entrance along the root ? i mean accept the stairs from ground level of piazza vitorio to the entrance .
Written March 16, 2022
Hello! does anyone know if it is possible to buy tickets in advance via internet? or is it only possible in-site?
thank you!
Written September 5, 2019
Odyssey767859
Italy
Ci sono molti gradini da fare?
Sarò in compagnia di una signora anziana, grazie
Written April 4, 2019
Si. Gradini ce ne sono molti. Scusa il ritardo ma l’ho visto solo adesso.
È una scala in metallo, non particolarmente agevole.
Written June 2, 2019
I will be in Matera for two days in the middle of September. Do I need to purchase a ticket on line or can I wait to do so when I arrive?
Written August 28, 2018
Buy your ticket the day you visit, tours are frequent.
Written August 30, 2018
Come funziona la prenotazione delle visite, esiste un sito su cui è possibile fissare data e ora oppure bisognarecarsi fisicamente alla biglietteria in anticipo ?
Written June 7, 2018
Io sono andata direttamente in piazza Vittorio Veneto. Non ho guardato su internet ma tu prova a guardare
Written June 9, 2018
Hanno il limite massimo di partecipanti per il tour in inglese?
Written May 1, 2018
Si, tutti i tour hanno il numero chiuso.
Pertanto i biglietti vanno presi il prima possibile, direttamente in biglietteria.
Written May 1, 2018
Buonasera, sì è possibile. Si tratta di percorrere alcune scale e una passarella metallica. Le scale sono agevoli e regolari. Consideri che la visita dura 25 minuti e che vi sono le spiegazioni della guida.
Written February 19, 2018
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