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Chiesa San Pietro Barisano
CHURCH
(Piazza San Pietro Barisano; adult/reduced €3/2, joint ticket with Chiesa di Santa Lucia alle Malve & Chiesa
di Santa Maria d'Idris €6/4.50)
Below the church is an ancient honeycomb of niches where
corpses were placed for draining, while at the entrance level are 15th- and 16th-century
frescoes. The empty frame of the altarpiece graphically illustrates the town's troubled re-
cent history: the church was plundered when Matera was partially abandoned in the '60s
and '70s.
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Sasso Caveoso
Chiesa di San Pietro Caveoso
(Piazza San Pietro Caveoso)
The only church in the
sassi
not dug into the tufa rock, Chiesa di
San Pietro Caveoso was originally built in 1300 and has a 17th-century Romanesque-
baroque facade.
CHURCH
Chiesa di Santa Maria d'Idris
CHURCH
(Piazza San Pietro Caveoso; adult/reduced €3/2, joint ticket with Chiesa San Pietro Barisano & Chiesa di
Santa Lucia alle Malve €6/4.50; 10am-1pm & 2.30-7pm Tue-Sun Apr-Oct, 10.30am-1.30pm Tue-Sun
Nov-Mar)
Dug into the Idris rock, this church has an unprepossessing facade, but the nar-
row corridor communicating with the recessed church of San Giovanni in Monterrone is
richly decorated with 12th- to 17th-century frescoes.
Chiesa di Santa Lucia alle Malve
CHURCH
(Via la Vista; adult/reduced €3/2, joint ticket with Chiesa San Pietro Barisano & Chiesa di Santa Maria
d'Idris €6/4.50; 10am-1pm & 2.30-7pm Apr-Oct, 10.30am-1.30pm Tue-Sun Nov-Mar)
Built in the
8th century to house a Benedictine convent, this church has a number of 12th-century
frescoes including an unusual breastfeeding Madonna.
La Raccolta delle Acque
HISTORIC SITE
