Travel Itinerary
Trip to Matera, Italy • A scenic road trip driving through countryside roads with frequent photo stops. • next month
Trip Details
Weather Forecast
For: 2026-01-27
January is crisp and quiet—expect cool 5–10 °C days, bright winter sun, and a chance of mist rolling over the Murgia plateau at dawn.
Winter Countryside Road-Trip & Photo Safari in Matera
Wind through the empty backroads of Basilicata’s rolling wheat fields, past olive groves and ancient shepherd tracks, stopping every few kilometres for cinematic views of Matera’s sassi and the moon-like gorges. A photographer’s slow-travel dream bathed in low-angled winter light.
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Your Itinerary
Day 1
#1Sunrise Photography on the Murgia Plateau
Belvedere Murgia Timone • Matera, Basilicata1 hour
WikiPark at the panoramic pull-off and catch the first golden rays hitting the sassi rooftops across the ravine—tripod essential.
#2Short Canyon Walk to Rock Churches
Sentiero delle Scalelle Trailhead • Matera, Basilicata9h 8m (Hike)
Leave the car at the lay-by and descend the stone steps into the gorge for close-ups of frescoed cave shrines and soaring cliff walls.
#3Countryside Coffee Break
ApproxAgriturismo La Grotta di Shreck • Matera, Basilicata30 minutes
Tiny farm-café perched on the ravine rim—sip hot espresso while sheep graze below; perfect for warming up and candid rural shots.
#4White-Road Loop to Belvedere di San Vito
San Vito Viewpoint • Matera, Basilicata1 hour
Follow the gravel farm track south-west for ever-changing vistas of the Bradano valley and hill-top farms—stop whenever the light hits the olive nets.
#5Sunset Shoot over the Gravina Gorge
Murgia Timone • Matera, Basilicata1 hour
WikiEnd the day at the highest cliff-edge platform; watch the town glow amber while long shadows stretch across the canyon—no filter needed.
