Ipogeo MateraSum Tickets + Audio Guide

By buying this ticket to Ipogeo MateraSum, you'll explore the underground city of the Sassi and discover its hidden treasures with an audio guide in English!

Why Visit Ipogeo MateraSum?

Located 39 feet (12 meters) underground and covering 12916 square feet (1200 square meters), Matera's underground is a complex carved into tuff rock. It was built by the ancient cave-dwelling civilizations of Basilicata, who settled there since Prehistoric times.

With a ticket to the Ipogeo MateraSum, you'll visit an authentic underground city while listening to an audio guide in English. Learn about life in this city!

During the tour, you'll learn about the distribution of underground spaces, see the streets, cisterns, places of worship, and houses, and explore the different layers of the settlement. Discover how the territory's characteristics were utilized when building the hypogeum and the techniques for air circulation and natural light in the spaces.

Schedule & Tour Duration

The Ipogeo MateraSum is open daily from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 3 pm to 5:30 pm. Final admission is at 5 pm.

You can access the hypogeum within the opening times. Upon arrival, you will receive an audio guide and have 30 minutes to enjoy the tour.