Matera
Matera is the capital of the Matera province in the Basilicata region of Italy. It boasts the sassi: well-preserved rock-cut settlements that are a World Heritage site and one of Southern Italy's many important attractions.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sassi di Matera and Castello Tramontano.
Sassi di Matera
Photo: Marcok, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Sassi di Matera are two districts of the Italian city of Matera, Basilicata, well-known for their ancient cave dwellings inhabited since the Paleolithic period.
Castello Tramontano
Castle
Photo: Mateola, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castello Tramontano is a 16th-century fortification situated on Lapellio Hill, above the historical city of Matera with in the Basilicata Administrative Region.
Palazzo dell’Annunziata
Photo: Luca Aless, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Palazzo dell'Annunziata is a historical building in Matera, Italy. The Palazzo was constructed in 1735 by architect Vito Valentino for the Rome Pontifical Commission.
Matera
- Type: Locality with 60,400 residents
- Also known as: “077014”
- Location: Province of Matera, Basilicata, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.6685° or 40° 40′ 7″ northLongitude
16.6016° or 16° 36′ 6″ eastPopulation
60,400Elevation
411 metres (1,348 feet)Open location code
8FGRMJ92+CJGeoNames ID
6540110
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Matera” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ماتيرا”
- Bulgarian: “Матера”
- Chinese: “马泰拉”
- Esperanto: “Matero”
- Georgian: “მატერა”
- Greek: “Ματέρα”
- Hebrew: “מטרה”
- Italian: “Comune di Matera”
- Italian: “Matera”
- Japanese: “マテーラ”
- Kazakh: “Матера”
- Latin: “Materia”
- Mingrelian: “მატერა”
- Ossetian: “Матерæ”
- Persian: “ماترا”
- Russian: “Матера”
- Serbian: “Матера”
- Tamil: “மாதேரா”
- Ukrainian: “Матера”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Zona Paip and Cementeria.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parco IV Novembre and Villa dell’Unità d’Italia.
Basilicata: Must-Visit Destinations
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Matera”. Photo: Camelia.boban, CC BY-SA 4.0.