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Matera

Towns in the province of Matera

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31 towns

Accettura 1,980 Aliano 1,082 Bernalda 12,264 Calciano 796 Cirigliano 361 Colobraro 1,342 Craco 766 Ferrandina 8,973 Garaguso 1,134 Gorgoglione 1,053 Grassano 5,395 Grottole 2,371 Irsina 5,100 Matera Capital 59,796 Miglionico 2,543 Montalbano Jonico 7,427 Montescaglioso 10,102 Nova Siri 6,596 Oliveto Lucano 494 Pisticci 17,361 Policoro 15,976 Pomarico 4,238 Rotondella 2,707 Salandra 2,934 San Giorgio Lucano 1,290 San Mauro Forte 1,710 Scanzano Jonico 7,171 Stigliano 4,685 Tricarico 5,669 Tursi 5,151 Valsinni 1,634

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The best of Province of Matera

Panoramic view of the historic Sassi di Matera with the cathedral bell tower.

Matera 🏘 The Sassi cave dwellings, a World Heritage Site

The top 3 places in Matera

Our editors' ranking: the area's most important places, drawn from the individual town guides. See the national rankings →

View of the Sassi di Matera perched on the edge of the rocky Gravina canyon

1 🏛️ Squares & old towns Sassi di Matera 📍 Matera Carved into limestone and inhabited since the Paleolithic, this ancient settlement is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Panoramic view of Craco, the ghost town perched on a rocky cliff in Italy.

2 🏛️ Squares & old towns Craco Ghost Town 📍 Craco Evacuated in 1963 due to a landslide, this striking ghost town overlooks the badlands and serves as a famous film set.

View through the arches of the Palombaro Lungo hypogeum in Matera.

3 🏺 Archaeological sites Palombaro Lungo 📍 Matera Matera's largest underground cistern, a monumental five-million-litre reservoir rediscovered in 1991 beneath the city.

Upcoming events in Matera

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Living Nativity in the Sassi

📍 Matera

The nativity staged in the most evocative natural crib on Earth.