Matera Private Tours

14/09/2026

With Tanja and Philippe 🇧🇪
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14/07/2026

Today I had the pleasure of guiding Lori and her lovely family from the US through the Sassi: Lori's family comes from Matera, her ancestors are deeply rooted here, and together we retraced the places and stories of her family, going back generations — exploring the true soul of the city, beyond the clichés and with historical accuracy. Welcome home, Lori! 🇮🇹

12/06/2026

From New Orleans to the Sassi — great company, beautiful stories. Grazie! 🎷🇮🇹

12/06/2026

40 years of traveling the world together. This winter, Matera. Perché no? 🍻

21/09/2025

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11/07/2025

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17/05/2025

Sunny Morning Sassi Tour ☀️

26/03/2025

📖✨ Movie Magic in Matera / Il fascino del cinema a Matera

🇬🇧 I’m excited to share this lovely interview, where I had the pleasure of being featured in the Spring 2025 edition of the renowned Canadian magazine Panoram Italia, written by the talented journalist Silvana Longo.
We talked about cinema, history, and the timeless charm of the Sassi di Matera.
A big thank you to Silvana for capturing the spirit of the city so beautifully!

👉 Read the full article here (English version):
https://www.writerbydesign.ca/blog/2025/3/11/movie-magic-in-matera

🇮🇹 Sono davvero felice di condividere questa bella intervista, in cui ho avuto il piacere di essere protagonista, pubblicata nell’edizione primaverile 2025 della nota rivista canadese Panoram Italia, a firma della bravissima giornalista Silvana Longo.
Abbiamo parlato di cinema, storia e del fascino senza tempo dei Sassi di Matera.
Un grande grazie a Silvana per aver raccontato così bene lo spirito della città!

👉 Puoi leggere l’articolo completo (in inglese) qui:
https://www.writerbydesign.ca/blog/2025/3/11/movie-magic-in-matera

22/09/2024

🇬🇧 I am really pleased to have shared the story of my city, Matera, on America's number one morning TV show, CBS Sunday Morning.
🇮🇹 Sono davvero contento di aver raccontato la mia città, Matera, nel programma mattutino numero uno in America, CBS Sunday Morning.
www.materaprivatetours.com
CBS CBS Sunday Morning

In southern Italy's Basilicata region, caves snake through the hillside town of Matera – the remains of neolithic villages that date back more than 6,000 yea...

24/08/2024

Centuries ago, someone (perhaps a pilgrim traveling to or from the Holy Land?) carved this Jerusalem Cross into the rocky pillar of this rock-hewn church in Matera. Today, a visitor bears the same symbol, tattooed on his forearm by Wassim Razzouk, the 27th generation of a family that has been passing down this tradition in Jerusalem since the 1300s.