Signature experience — Bari
Matera and its sassi
Duration
Full day
Price
From €740
Mercedes
Dedicated vehicle & chauffeur
7,000 cave dwellings recorded, many inhabited until the 1950s: in Matera, the Sassi of Caveoso and Barisano cascade toward the Gravina gorge, cut into the Murgia’s pale limestone. Santa Maria de Idris is hewn straight from the rock; San Pietro Caveoso surveys the former riverbed. In shadowed crypts, Byzantine frescoes from the 11th–13th centuries still breathe color. From the Murgia Timone viewpoint, the panorama takes in tuf-roofed lanes, casedde, and former cave-stables—reminders of a city that moved from poverty to careful restoration.
Your driver meets you at your Bari hotel and heads out via the A14 then SS7—about 66 km—dropping you by the pedestrian entrances. The car stays on call: you wander, they reposition to spare you stairs, adapt to photo stops, and wait while you lunch in a restored grotto on Via Fiorentini. A local guide can unlock lesser-known rupestrian churches. In Puglia, having a private driver in Bari changes the cadence: you explore and taste focaccia while they handle parking and the shuttle out to Murgia Timone.
Your itinerary
- I
08:30 — Pick-up at your Bari hotel and drive A14/SS7 to Matera (1h15).
- II
10:00 — Stop at Murgia Timone viewpoint for the grand overview and first photos (30 min).
- III
10:45 — Walk into Sasso Caveoso: Santa Maria de Idris, San Pietro Caveoso, lanes and hypogea (2h).
- IV
13:15 — Lunch in a restored cave on Via Fiorentini, then Sasso Barisano and return to Bari around 16:30.
What’s included
- ✓ Dedicated driver
- ✓ Mercedes E/V Class
- ✓ Hotel pick-up
- ✓ Waiting and repositioning
Your chauffeur’s tip
Pre-book the Murgia Timone shuttle slot (Jazzo Gattini parking) and arrive before 10:00 to avoid the midday heat on the exposed Gravina trails.
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