Chiesa di Santa Maria di Idris
Matera, Italy
Santa Maria di Idris is cut into the Monterrone, the tall rock spur that rises in the middle of the Sasso Caveoso in…
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Best churches to visit in Matera
Matera’s cave churches are carved into the rock of the Sassi: Santa Maria di Idris on its crag, San Pietro Caveoso below it, and the Crypt of the Original Sin outside the town, with early medieval frescoes.
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Crypt of the Original Sin
Matera, Italy
The Crypt of Original Sin is a cave church in the countryside a few kilometres outside Matera, in Basilicata, southern…
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San Pietro Caveoso
Matera, Italy
San Pietro Caveoso sits on the lip of the gorge in the lower of Matera's two old quarters, on a small terrace with…
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Sant’Antonio Abate
Matera, Italy
This is one of the rock-cut churches of Matera, carved into the tufa of the ravine rather than built on it, and it is…
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Several rock churches share a combined ticket, and the crypt requires a booked guided visit.