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Matera Cathedral
A Romanesque cathedral of 1270 on the ridge between the Sassi, with a rose window and a gilded interior.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 30 minutes
- Address
- Piazza Duomo, 75100 MateraDirections
- Getting There
- On the Civita, between the two Sassi.
Why Go
The cathedral's bell tower is visible from all over the Sassi. Inside, a Byzantine-style fresco of the Madonna della Bruna, the city's patron, is honored every July 2 with a festival that ends with the faithful tearing apart a papier-mâché cart.
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