BASILICATA & PUGLIA

Prehistoric Murgia

3 DAYS / 2 NIGHTS

Altamura - Museo dell'Uomo Preistorico di Altamura - Matera e Rioni Sassi - Parco delle Chiese Rupestri - Gravina in Puglia

1st Day

PREHISTORIC MAN AND ALTAMURA BREAD

Arrival in the early afternoon at the visitor center Lamalunga di Altamura, in the panoramic setting ofAlta Murgia. The visitor center welcomes adults and children to discover the origins of human history. In fact, in this cave the fossil skeleton of a man who lived 2,500 years ago was found, defined Uomo di Altamura. Continue for a walk in the historic center and visit the imposing Frederick cathedral.

Possibility to taste baked products in a bakery in the historic center. Altamura is in fact also known as city of bread.

Hotel accommodation, dinner and overnight stay.

2nd Day

SASSI DI MATERA AND PARK OF ROCK CHURCHES

Breakfast at the hotel and guided tour of the city of Matera, one of the oldest cities in the world (evidence dates back to the Paleolithic) and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993. Visit the suggestive Rioni Sassi with a visit to a rock church and a typically furnished Cave House. Free lunch.

In the afternoon departure for the Regional Park of the Rock Churches where you will walk along prehistoric landscapes with breathtaking views. Return to hotel, dinner and overnight.

3rd Day

GRAVINA IN PUGLIA AND ITS UNDERGROUNDS

Breakfast at the hotel and departure for Gravina in Puglia. The town takes its name from the ravines, cracks in the earth’s crust similar to canyons, built by the stream that flows inside. Guided tour of the historic center where the ancient houses and palaces were built in tuff recovered from the subsoil which is therefore characterized by large cavities.

Today it is possible to visit the underground Gravina made up of these fascinating and unique environments through a tour that discovers cellars, cisterns and ancient rock churches. Lunch in a restaurant and return to the places of origin.

Prehistoric Murgia

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