Materasum_Materaunderground
Recommended by 91% of travelers
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Matera, Italy
- 15 to 30 minutes (approx.)
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Overview
Discover a side of Matera that many visitors never see without the challenge of interpreting its underground history on your own. This guided experience explores the Matera Hypogeum, a vast network of subterranean spaces carved beneath the city. As you pass ancient dwellings, cisterns, and places of worship, gain insight into how generations of residents lived, worked, and managed resources below the streets of this UNESCO-listed destination.
- Explore a massive 1,200-meter underground network inside the Sassi
- Descend up to 12 meters deep to see complex rock-carved architecture
- View ancient subterranean houses, cisterns, and sacred places of worship
- Uncover the hidden layers of Matera’s history with a guided site route
What's Included
- audio guide
Meeting and Pickup
Departure Point
- Materasum Ipogeo, Recinto XX Settembre 7 Matera, 75100, Matera Italy
What To Expect
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Materasum Ipogeo
Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.6
based on 89 reviews
Wayne_D, Apr 2026
Was a bit overpriced for what it was.
Here the QR code to listen to something and go for a walk through 6 rooms
Response from Host, Apr 2026
Grazie per il feedback. Non pretendiamo di essere una bellezza assoluta ma spieghiamo l'evoluzione di Matera attraverso l'ascolto di una audioguida
Loredana_T, May 2026
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Response from Host, May 2026
Grazie mille.
IMMACOLATA_D, Dec 2025
Experience not to be done at all. Poorly managed and poorly organized situation. You go down a flight of stairs, the staff is unfriendly and the route despite the audio guide activated at the entrance, is not very clear. In Matera there is much better to do especially during the Christmas holidays.
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Response from Host, Dec 2025
Ci dispiace per questa recensione. Purtroppo può capitare un momento di stanchezza anche nello staff.
Matera è bella a prescindere da noi.
Giuseppe_p, Aug 2024
Purtroppo la mia recensione è rivolta alla guida che cia ha accolto in modo poco professionale e scocciata,come se ci stesse facendo un favore .
Response from Host, Aug 2024
Ci farebbe piacere sapere qualcosa di più in merito.
Il personale solitamente è gentile mi sembra strano quello che ci sta raccontando. Anche perché non ci sono guide nel nostro ipogeo ma solo addetti alla biglietteria.
Quindi gradiremmo avere qualche dettaglio in più se le fa piacere
Arianna_A, Sep 2023
Suggestiva, esperienza assolutamente da fare, si rivive la storia della città...raccontata da un breve video introduttivo.
Response from Host, Aug 2024
grazie per queste belle parole
From $9.40
per personup to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)
