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Matera's ancient cave city is one of Europe's most extraordinary places, and Le Grotte della Civita makes it possible to sleep within it. Eighteen rooms carved from the sassi: tufi-stone walls, candlelight playing on the ceiling, and a silence that feels entirely removed from the modern world. The breakfast ritual, delivered to your cave each morning in a basket, is quietly magical.
Matera's ancient cave city is one of Europe's most extraordinary places, and Le Grotte della Civita makes it possible to sleep within it. Eighteen rooms carved from the sassi: tufi-stone walls, candlelight playing on the ceiling, and a silence that feels entirely removed from the modern world. The breakfast ritual, delivered to your cave each morning in a basket, is quietly magical.
a long weekend, a week
Eighteen rooms carved from the sassi. Candles are the only light inside.
lovers, On the water, slow travel
8:32 AM
Start your day in the sunshine. Pile your plate with marmalade cakes, cheeses, meats and spinach pies and eat breakfast outdoors.
9:42 AM
Beat the heat with an early stroll through the stassi. Stop off for a cool drink when the stairs get too much.
12:30 PM
Grab lunch with a view. Stewed legumes, chickpea soup, fava beans and chicory at an old-school trattoria should do the trick.
3:21 PM
Of Matera’s 150 frescoed church caves, Santa Maria de Idris offers unique views of Gravina and is tucked away next to the region’s oldest crypt.
6:48 PM
Enjoy the last of the day's sunshine with an aperitivo, ordered to sip outside your cave – the views are unmissable.
8:30 PM
Get a taste of Matera's first Michelin star at Vitantonio Lombardo. Save room for dessert – we love the chocolate, rhum, orange and tobacco cigar.
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A cosy recessed archway.
2pers.
35m2
That original stone sink.
2pers.
45 - 70m2
This view of the mountains...
2pers.
Lounging by the fireplace.
2pers.
70m2
valet parking
Bicycles
on requestdaily servicing
dailyHot tub
Treatment rooms
event spaces
outdoor swimming pool
tennis
Le Grotte Della Civita, Via Civita 28 (Sasso Barisano), 75100 Matera, Italy
licence numberIT077014A101124001
2:00 PM / 12:00 PM
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The bronze age village was carefully preserved in Matera, the Unesco world heritage city.
Food is sourced from the surrounding organic farms, supporting local producers and reducing consumption cycles.
Reclaimed materials are used wherever possible, with local architectural fittings a second choice.
