Matera
in Provincia di Matera of Basilicate, Italy
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Bari / Palese International Airport (34 mi) - Taranto / Grottaglie Airport (43 mi)
- Brindisi / Casale Airport (70 mi)
- Foggia / Gino Lisa Airport (77 mi)
- Lecce Airport (86 mi)
- Salerno / Pontecagnano Airport (89 mi)
- Crotone Airport (118 mi)
- Nápoli / Capodichino International Airport (122 mi)
- Lamezia Terme Airport (123 mi)
- The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera (Unesco heritage, 0 mi)
- Castel del Monte (Unesco heritage, 34 mi)
- The Trulli of Alberobello (Unesco heritage, 34 mi)
- Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula (Unesco heritage, 75 mi)
- Belvedere Sulla Gravina (observation point, (14 mi)
- Parco dei Briganti (amusement park, (15 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 40.666 and 16.605 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 40° 39' 57" and E 16° 36' 16"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Italian, German, French, Sardinian, Catalan, Corsican, Slovenian
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 05:15 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Europe/Rome
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:43 am and 4:33 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.733 and -176.350 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Matarakau - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Italy.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Italy. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Matera
Matera in Provincia di Matera (Basilicate) with it's 54,891 inhabitants is a city in Italy about 229 mi (or 368 km) east of Rome, the country's capital.
Local time in Matera is now 05:15 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / Rome with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Matera, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Italy is Bari / Palese International Airport in a distance of 34 mi (or 54 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Italy is The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera in a distance of 0 mi (or 0 km), East. We found 2 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Montescaglioso, Miglionico, Pomarico, Altamura and Ginosa. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 55 °F
| Morning Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 47 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 47% |
| Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 33% of sky |
| General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Monday, 18th of November 2024
14°C (57 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
16°C (60 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
17°C (63 °F)
14°C (56 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Palazzo Gattini Luxury Hotel
San Domenico al Piano
Palace Hotel
Relais Ridola - Residenza d'Epoca
La Casa di Lucio Hotel Relais
Sextantio Le Grotte della Civita
Palazzo del Duca Luxury Hotel
Sant'Angelo Luxury Resort
Albergo del Sedile
Locanda di San Martino
Videos from this area
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Pasquetta 2015 a Matera: turisti contenti
Matera 06 aprile 2015 - Commenti positivi da parte dei turisti che a Pasqua e Pasquetta hanno preso d'assalto la città dei Sassi. Matera, che lo scorso ottobre ha ricevuto la nomina a Capitale...
Matera 2019 La proclamazione
Matera 17 Ottobre h 17.48 L'annuncio della designazione di Matera a Capitale europea della Cultura 2019 ha fatto esplodere la festa in piazza San Giovanni.
Matera 2019. Emozioni di un viaggio
Frammenti di progetto, condivisione, speranza per il futuro. Idee, emozioni, colori di un viaggio intenso della città di Matera e di tutta la Basilicata verso il 2019. Realizzazione TRM network...
Matera. Le prime immagini delle Cappelle scoperte nella Cattedrale di Matera
Questa mattina ho avuto il privilegio di assistere poche ore dopo la scoperta, al ritrovamento di due "nuove" Cappelle - riccamente affrescate - all'interno del Duomo di Matera. In particolare...
L'Euro come metodo di governo - analisi della crisi e possibili vie di uscita
approfondimento con l'autore Prof. Alberto Bagnai Professore di Politica Economica all'Università di Pescara mercoledì 22 maggio 2013 ...
MATERA PRESEPE VIVENTE 2013
Matera Presepe Vivente 2013 - ©Raffaele Contini Photographer - Riservati tutti i diritti.
Matera Capitale Europea della Cultura 2019 - l'arrivo di Adduce in piazza San Giovanni
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Matera Cielo Stellato
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Volley A2 Maschile: Domar Matera batte Corigliano 3-0
Domar Matera: Una grande vittoria di squadra Coach Mastrangelo: “dopo le prestazioni messe in campo A Vibo Valentia e Sora mi aspettavo questo risultato” E' stata una gran bella partita...
Matera, Italy
The Matera in in this video is about the ancient part of the city where people lived in caves carved from the mountain side. As rock (sassi in Italian) was "harvested" from the hill side to...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Province of Matera
The Province of Matera (Italian: Provincia di Matera) is a province in the Basilicata region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Matera. It has an area of 3,447 km², and a total population of 203,627 (2012). There are 31 comunes in the province. The main comunes by population are:
Sassi di Matera
The Sassi di Matera (meaning "stones of Matera") are ancient cave dwellings in the Italian city of Matera, Basilicata. Situated in the old town, they are composed of the Sasso Caveoso and the later Sasso Barisano.
Matera Cathedral
Matera Cathedral (Cattedrale di Matera) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Matera, Basilicata, Italy. Formerly the seat of the Bishops, later Archbishops, of Matera, it is now the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Matera-Irsina.
Matera Centrale railway station
Matera Centrale is the main railway station in the Italian town of Matera, in Basilicata. It is owned by the Ferrovie Appulo Lucane (FAL), a private company based in Bari, and is the nearest station to the Sassi.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Matera.
- Montescaglioso
- Miglionico
- Pomarico
- Altamura
- Ginosa
- Laterza
- Santeramo in Colle
- Ferrandina
- Grottole
- Gravina in Puglia
- Bernalda
- Cassano delle Murge
- Pisticci
- Quasano
- Salandra
- Grassano
- Castellaneta
- Craco-Sant'Angelo
- Acquaviva delle Fonti
- Gioia del Colle
- Grumo Appula
- Binetto
- Irsina
- Palagianello
- Montalbano Jonico
- Sannicandro di Bari
- Garaguso
- San Mauro Forte
- Palo del Colle
- Bitetto
Matera: P. Vittorio Veneto − Zona Ipogei, Matera (source)
Matera: Sasso Barisano, Matera (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Matera, マテーラ, Materia, Матера
