San Pietro Caveoso
San Pietro Caveoso, also known as "Saint Peter and Saint Paul Church", is a Catholic church situated in the Sassi of Matera. The front is in the baroque style and presents three portals.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church in Matera, Italy
- Also known as: “Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo” and “Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo al Sasso Caveoso”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sassi di Matera and Museo della Scultura Contemporanea.
Sassi di Matera
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. Sassi di Matera is situated 210 metres northwest of San Pietro Caveoso.Museo della Scultura Contemporanea
Museum
Museo della Scultura Contemporanea is a museum, which is situated 190 metres north of San Pietro Caveoso.
Museo nazionale d’arte medievale e moderna della Basilicata
Museum
The Museo nazionale d'arte medievale e moderna della Basilicata is an art museum located inside the building Palazzo Lanfranchi, which is located in Piazzetta Pascoli, in the Historic Centre of Matera Basilicata, Italy. Museo nazionale d’arte medievale e moderna della Basilicata is situated 250 metres southwest of San Pietro Caveoso.
San Pietro Caveoso
- Categories: building, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Matera, Province of Matera, Basilicata, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.6644° or 40° 39′ 52″ north
Longitude
16.6127° or 16° 36′ 46″ east
Elevation
345 metres (1,132 feet)
Inception
1218
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
8FGRMJ77+Q3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
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In Other Languages
From French to Italian—“San Pietro Caveoso” goes by many names.
- French: “église San Pietro Caveoso”
- French: “Église San Pietro Caveoso”
- Italian: “chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo al Sasso Caveoso”
- Italian: “chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo”
- Italian: “Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo”
- Italian: “chiesa di San Pietro Caveoso”
- Italian: “San Pietro Caveoso”
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