Travel Itinerary
Trip to Matera, Italy • An urban city break to discover hidden gems, street art, and modern culture. • next month
Trip Details
Weather Forecast
For: 2026-01-15
January is crisp and quiet—expect bright blue skies, 6-12 °C days, and cold evenings that make the warm stone of the Sassi glow; rain is rare, so you can wander outside all day with just a jacket.
Matera Street-Art & Hidden-Sassi Urban Escape
Spend three art-filled days uncovering Matera’s renaissance: contemporary murals tucked among cave dwellings, micro-breweries in rock churches, and after-dark jazz echoing off 9 000-year-old walls. It’s a city break where ancient stone meets bold modern culture at every turn.
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Your Itinerary
Day 1
#1Check-in & Breakfast with a View
Aquazzurra Spa • Matera, Basilicata1 hour
Drop bags at this design-cave B&B on the Civita ridge—espresso on the terrace gives you a first sweep of the ravine and sets the stone-and-culture tone.
#2Street-Art Safari in the Sassi
Matera City Center • Matera, Basilicata2 hours
Wind through alleyways hunting large-scale murals by Millo, Jerico, and local collective I Pezzi. The contrast of technicolour walls against pale limestone is pure Instagram gold.
#3Picnic & People-Watching
Piazza Pascoli • Matera, Basilicata45 minutes
Grab a focaccia sandwich from the market below, sit on the cathedral steps, and watch Matera’s creative crowd shuffle between art studios and vintage scooters.
#4Contemporary Sculpture in a Cave-Church
Sasso Caveoso • Matera, Basilicata1 hour
This deconsecrated rock church hosts rotating modern installations—think neon meets 13th-century frescoes.
#5Aperitivo & Craft Beer Underground
Area 8 • Matera, Basilicata1-2 hours
Climb down into a converted cistern for citrusy IPA and DJ sets—Matera’s hippest hideaway.
