This church like all in Matera is beautiful. It is amazing that there are so many churches in such a small area. Lived the frescoes and statues. Just fantastic to see.

Unfortunately, we couldn’t enter the church as it was closed when we arrived, but it was very beautiful from outside. It’s very original looking, not your typical church for sure, and the stone looked so pretty in the sun at the end of the day....More

The frescos inside this church in a rock are currently being restored, if you are there at the right time of the day you can watch.

The frescoes are somewhat faded and incomplete, but they are worth visiting for their historical interest.

After taking 3.5 € for the entrance, they try to prevent you from taking pics of the single (half restored) fresco... A shame

you cannot miss this. I thought that this was one of the highlights of our visit to Matera. amazing church cut into the rock. quite small but in sharp contrast to the opulent churches you normally see in Italy.

The hewn rock church of the Madonna de Idris is an enduring relic of Byzantine faith with fading icons painted into the rockface. The faint saintly images have survived the ravages of time but are crying for some professional preservation before they fade away entirely...More