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(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
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
(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 narrow corridor commu-
nicating with the recessed church of San Giovanni in Monterrone is richly decorated with
12th- to 17th-century frescoes.
Chiesa di Santa Lucia alle Malve
MAP
CHURCH
GOOGLE MAP
(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 un-
usual breastfeeding Madonna.
La Raccolta delle Acque
MAP
HISTORIC SITE
GOOGLE MAP
( 340 6659107;
www.laraccoltadelleacquematera.it
; Via Bruno Buozzi 67; adult/child €2.50/1.50; 9.30am-1pm
& 2-7pm Apr-Oct, 9.30am-1pm Nov-Mar)
Matera's fascinating water-storage system can be better
understood when you visit this ancient complex of underground cisterns and canals, which
was used to collect rainwater from roofs, streets and houses in the vicinity. The largest
cistern is nearly 15m deep and 5m long.
Casa-Grotta di Vico Solitario
(admission €2)
For a glimpse of life in old Matera visit this historic
sasso
off Via Bruno
Buozzi. There's a bed in the middle, a loom, a room for manure and a section for a pig
and a donkey. You also have access to a couple of neighbouring caves: in one, a black-
and-white film depicts gritty prerestoration Matera.
HISTORIC SITE
Museo della Scultura Contemporanea
MUSEUM
