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Murgia Viewpoint
The plateau across the ravine, dotted with cave churches, with the classic view back at the city.
- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- Belvedere Murgia Timone, 75100 MateraDirections
- Getting There
- A steep 40-minute walk across the ravine, or about 15 minutes by car.
Why Go
A path crosses the ravine below Sasso Caveoso by a swing bridge and climbs to the plateau of the Murgia park, where shepherds and monks carved dozens of churches into the rock. The Belvedere at Murgia Timone looks straight across at the Sassi.
Nearby in Matera
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