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Cathedral
Set high up in the town, the subdued, graceful exterior of the 13th-century Puglian-Romanesque cathedral makes the neobaroque excess within all the more of a surprise: ornate capitals, sumptuous chapels and tons of gilding. Pediments mounted on its altars came from the temples at Metaponto. Matera’s patron saint, the Madonna della Bruna, is hidden within the older church, Santa Maria di Costantinopoli, which can be accessed from the cathedral if it’s open. Her saint’s day on 2 July is the region’s most important festival.
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Madonna delle Virtù and San Nicola del Greci
Highlights in the Sasso Barisano include the magnificent monastic complex of Madonna delle Virtù and San Nicola del Greci, composed of dozens of caves spread over two floors. The church of the Chiesa Madonna delle Virtù was built in the 10th or 11th century and restored in the 17th century. Above it, the simple church of Chiesa di San Nicola del Greci is rich in frescoes. The complex was used in 1213 by Benedictine monks of Palestinian origin. From late June to October a modern art exhibition is showcased in Madonna delle Virtù.
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Casa-Grotta di Vico Solitario
Casa-Grotta di Vico Solitario, which is off Via Buozzi, has an engaging 10-minute multilingual audio explanation describing the gruelling living conditions of a typical cave house, which included a manure room and a cordoned-off area for a donkey. It’s little wonder that the infant mortality rate was 50%.
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Museo Nazionale d’Arte Medievale e Moderna della Basilicata
On Piazzetta Pascoli is the Museo Nazionale d’Arte Medievale e Moderna della Basilicata. The stars of the show are Levi’s paintings, including the enormous mural, Lucania ’61, depicting peasant life in biblical Technicolour.
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Santa Lucia alle Malve
One of the highlights in Sasso Caveoso, is the richly frescoed rock church Santa Lucia alle Malve.
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Santa Maria d’Idris
One of the highlights in Sasso Caveoso, is of the richly frescoed rock church Santa Maria d’Idris.
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Museo della Siritide
In the wonderful Museo della Siritide, you can work your way from 7000 BC through Lucanian ornaments to Greek mirrors, then to the spears and javelins of the Romans, who put them to perilous use.
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Santa Maria di Costantinopoli
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