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Palombaro Lungo
A vast underground cistern under the main square, deep enough to sail a boat in when it was full.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 30 minutes
- Address
- Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 75100 MateraDirections
- Getting There
- Under Piazza Vittorio Veneto, at the top of the Sassi.
Why Go
The cistern was dug in the 19th century to supply the town with water, and walkways now lead through its echoing, cathedral-like chambers, 16 meters deep.
Nearby in Matera
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