Places
Park·Easy·Scenic·Popular
Murgia Materana, Matera
Basilicata
The Parco della Murgia Materana across the Gravina canyon from the Matera sassi is a UNESCO World Heritage landscape — rock churches with Byzantine frescoes carved into the tufa, cave dwellings, Neolithic tombs and a wild ravine. Lesser kestrel colony breeds in the canyon walls (200+ pairs). Golden eagle and peregrine. The view of the sassi from the Murgia is extraordinary. Dogs off-leash.
Duration
3 hours
Distance
8 km
Elevation
+100 m
Best season
Year-round
Highlights
- UNESCO World Heritage — canyon park across from Matera sassi
- Lesser kestrel colony 200+ pairs in the canyon walls
- Byzantine rock churches with frescoes carved into tufa
With your dog
Ravine park; dogs off-leash.
