Grotte di Castellana
Castellana Grotte
(25 Km)
Considering the most important speleological complex in Italy and Europe, they extend for about 3 kilometers between natural tunnels, colossal stalagmites and stalactites, caverns and limestone rocks.
Santuario della Madonna della Palomba
Matera
(31 Km)
Built in 1580 and leaning against the ancient cave in which remains the fresco. The façade with rose window and bell tower and the interior with a single nave with frescoes.
Quartiere la Civita
Matera
(31 Km)
The oldest part of the settlement, characterized by the presence of the cathedral, the palaces and the remains of several towers.
Chiesa di Santi Pietro e Paolo al Sasso Caveoso
Matera
(31 Km)
Probably dating from the thirteenth century, It was rebuilt in the early eighteenth. The interior is in baroque style, full of statues, ornaments, paintings.
Museo – Laboratorio della Civiltà Contadina
Matera
(31 Km)
It features a reconstruction of typical rooms of the past and a variety of crafts represented through their characteristic tools.
MUSMA – Museo della Scultura Contemporanea
Matera
(31 Km)
More than two hundred and fifty works donated by artists, collectors, critics and art galleries Italian and foreign companies.
Parco Scultura la Palomba
Matera
(31 Km)
Located in an abandoned quarry, it houses the works of Antonio Paradiso, Carrino, Trotta, Spagnolo.
Cattedrale di S. Maria della Bruna
Matera
(31 Km)
The church, which was founded on two pre-existing crypts, destroyed during the looting, and on the foundations of the church of Saint-Eustache, was built in 1270. On the facade a beautiful rose window and the interior full of frescoes and statues.
Ipogei
Matera
(31 Km)
Located under the main square of the city and brought to light a few years ago, a number of underground rooms containing also an old tank, called the long Palombaro, and a tower making part of the walls near the Castello Tramontano.
Museo Nazionale d'Arte Medievale e Moderna
Matera
(31 Km)
One section is dedicated to paintings and objects from the churches in the area. The second section sets out the paintings in the collection d'Errico. The third section has documents and works relating to the life and literary activity of Carlo Levi
Pinacoteca d'Errico
Matera
(31 Km)
The collection consists of about six thousand books, five hundred prints and three hundred paintings, especially works of Neapolitan artists and some of the seventeenth-century .
Castello Tramontano
Matera
(32 Km)
The structure, built in 1501 by Count Giancarlo Tramontano, feudal lord of Matera, is located on a hill, nicknamed Lapillo hill. The castle has an Aragonese style, with a central master and two round side towers, scalloped and equipped with louvers. Since 2008 it underwent a renovation, then finished in 2011.
Abbazia Madonna della Scala
Noci
(13 Km)
The Abbey Madonna della Scala is located in the Municipality of Noci, not far from the town. The building was built in 1930, on the same structure where the Benedictine monastery was first located. In 1952 the building was restored.
Torre Normanna
Rutigliano
(35 Km)
The Norman Tower, part of the homonymous Castle, is the largest tower of the 4 towers that make up the castle. The tower took this name because it was renovated in the first half of the eleventh century by the Normans. It has a quadrangular base structure and a height of 34 meters. Inside it is decorated with beautiful frescoes. The tower is the historical and cultural symbol of the city.
Palazzo Marchesale Venusio
Turi
(25 Km)
The Venusio Marchesale Palace was built between the 10th and 11th centuries in the historic center of Turi. The Venusio Marquises made changes during the 17th century, thus expanding the structure of the building. Today the Palace is called the “National Monument” and is home to cultural events, concerts, as well as banquets and receptions.
Castello delle Fascine
Adelfia
(37 Km)
The Castello delle Fasine is also known by the name of Casino Don Cataldo. It was built, towards the end of the seventeenth century, by the Marquis Carlo Tommaso De Nicolai for agricultural purposes, to be closer to the land he owns. At first glance it looks like a fortress, but the presence of open loggias on the courtyard suggests its rural and practical functionality.
Torre normanna
Adelfia
(35 Km)
The Norman Tower of Adelfia was built between 1147 and 1153 together with the castle, by Alfonso Balbiano. The Tower has a height of 19 meters. The main function of the tower was to defend and report in the event of assaults or disasters those seeking rescue. The tower passed into the hands of several feudal lords up to the Marquises Nicolai. Today it is well preserved.
Castello Marchesale
Adelfia
(35 Km)
The Marchesale Castle, in the Municipality of Adelfia, was built in 1390 by the will of Nicolò Dottula, who remained the owner until 1417. Inside the castle, you can find a small church with relics of Christian martyrs, several salons and dungeons. Today, the castle is home to the homonymous Palace, rich in beautiful frescoes.
Torre Masseria Girifalco
Ginosa
(30 Km)
The Masseria Girifalco Tower is part of a set of agricultural buildings in the area. This type of building also had the function of a fortified passenger compartment. Specifically, the farm in question has always been used with the aim of controlling the commercial routes that united the Metapontino, with the areas of Materano. That's why the presence of the tower.
Castello di Ginosa
Ginosa
(22 Km)
Torre Mattoni
Ginosa
(32 Km)
Torre Brick was built in the 16th century with the function of defending the Ionian coasts and raids of the Saracens. It is located east of the Natural Oasis of Lake Salinella in the hamlet of Marina di Ginosa.
Museo Didattico Archeologico
Laterza
(17 Km)
The Archaeological Didactic Museum is located within the structure called “Citadel of Culture”. The exhibition includes ceramic objects and finds dating from the 7th to the 19th century coming from the territory of Laterza and its borders.
Museo Nazionale "Domenico Ridola"
Matera
(31 Km)
It was born in 1911 thanks to a donation from Senator Domenico Ridola. The National Archaeological Museum Of Ridola in Matera, which is also the oldest museum in Basilicata, takes us back into the past of the ancient habits of the world of our ancestors. Through the traces of the finds found in the ancient Neolithic villages of Murgia, there are evidence of the development of agriculture in the 6th millennium BC An adventure in the past not to be missed.
Museo Comunale Storico
Acquaviva delle Fonti
(25 Km)
The Civic Museum of Campo di Alano Piave is located in the garden of the building and is divided over three floors. It presents objects, documents, iconographies related to the Great War of '15-18 and to emigration. You can see objects collected in the battlefield, photographs and original documents of the time. The Museum tells the story of 'Recuperants'. The structure is constantly changing to adapt to the needs of the materials on display.
Trullo Sovrano
Alberobello
(24 Km)
This is the only two-story trullo located in Alberobello. It dates back to 1700 and you can visit it every day. In the square in front of the square, concerts and cultural events are often organized.
Museo Civico
Putignano
(21 Km)
The Civic Museum is located in the Palace of Bali. It contains works, objects, furniture and a collection of weapons belonging to the eighteenth century. Since 1967 the Palace has been owned by the Municipality, given to him by Prince Romanazzi Carducci.
Parco Archeologico di Egnazia
Fasano
(42 Km)
In the Archaeological Park there are numerous finds from the ancient city of Gnathia. Outside the walls, there is the necropolis of the Messapian era, which welcomed burials carried out with different rites. Inside the walls, pre-Roman tombs were discovered. In addition, among the tombal kits found, there are also painted vases, known as 'ceramics of Egnatia'.
Chiesa Trullo di Sant'Antonio
Alberobello
(24 Km)
The church built between 1926 and 1927 reproduces the features of the typical trulli of the district. It has a Greek cross plan and a dome 21 meters high.
Archivio Diocesano
Conversano
(32 Km)
The ADC (Diocesan Archive of Conversano) begins its historical journey from the 10th century (October 901) with over 400 scrolls already published (901-1397).
Gravina di Ginosa
Ginosa
(23 Km)
Gravina di Ginosa is a kenyon whose formation was determined by geographical, geological and climatic conditions.The anthropic attendance has been given it from at least 50,000 years ago.The site returned a tool industry dating back to the Middle Paleolithic, in addition to the numerous wildlife remains.
Piazza dell' Orologio
Ginosa
(22 Km)
It overlooks the Norman Castle and, together, give the center of the city of Ginosa an aspect that is very reminiscent of that of the most classic Hellenic villages, a symptom of the influence that Greece has had in the history of the city.
Chiesa Matrice
Ginosa
(22 Km)
Built in the mid-fifteenth century and dedicated to San Martino da Tours, one of the most famous saints beyond the Alps.
Abbazia di San Michele
Montescaglioso
(30 Km)
The monastery was founded in the first half of the 12th century. In 1484, after joining the Benedictine Congregation of St. Giustina from Padua, the abbey was enlarged and restored in Renaissance forms.The monks abandoned the abbey in 1784.
Sasso Caveoso
Matera
(31 Km)
Today, the Sasso Caveoso District is characterized by an ancient appearance. This part of the city is mainly composed of houses dug into the rock, almost completely intact. The great homonymous square, where the recently renovated church of San Pietro Caveoso is also located, allows you to admire the panorama of the Gravina and the array of houses and caves, perched on each other.
Sasso Barisano
Matera
(31 Km)
The Rione Sasso Barisano, is almost completely renovated and houses numerous restaurant and hotel facilities as well as various tourist attractions such as the reconstruction of the miniature stones and the Museum of Peasant Civilization.
Convicinio di Sant'Antonio
Matera
(32 Km)
There are four rupestrian churches adjoining , whose entrances open onto a communal courtyard, dating from the twelfth and thirteenth century. Today in every room there is a cellar, dug out the ground floor when the churches were desecrated.
Madre Terra
Laterza
(17 Km)
Museo della Civiltà Contadina "D. Bianco"
Sammichele di Bari
(21 Km)
Torre Marinella Diroccato
Massafra
(21 Km)