Cathedral
Cathedral
- Address
- Piazza del Duomo
- Hours
- closed for renovation
Lonely Planet review for 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.
