One of the OLDEST CITIES in the World - Matera, Basilicata - Italy

Matera is one of the oldest cities in the world and was an absolute surprise for us. It's biblical, magical and just awesome! Having been continually inhabited since 7000 BC it can stake its claim to being one of the oldest cities in the world for sure!
Join us for a walking tour around some of the highlights of Matera with ancient cave dwellings, hundreds of winding stone stairs linking tiny cobbled streets and amazing panoramic views. We only had a few hours to take it all in, you will want to spend a full day to experience everything Matera has to offer.
Chapters:-
0:00 Intro
1:19 Churches
1:41 Getting to Matera
2:07 Exploring Matera
3:30 Cathedral Panoramic Views
4:54 Shopping & Piazzas
6:09 Salvador Dali
7:18 Parco della Murgia Materana
7:57 Getting Lost!
9:40 Add Matera to your bucket list
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Пікірлер: 76

  • @Jojo-oj1uz
    @Jojo-oj1uz2 жыл бұрын

    Each city in Italy is a world treasure!

  • @MemorySeekers

    @MemorySeekers

    2 жыл бұрын

    👍😊

  • @annas.697
    @annas.697 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful, haunting place... one of these you want to visit again.

  • @truuspeeters8668
    @truuspeeters86682 жыл бұрын

    For a old city . very clean , incredible .

  • @theovansteijn1135
    @theovansteijn1135 Жыл бұрын

    Visited Matera approx 15 years ago when Mateta was still mostly abandoned but on the brink of revival. It was beautyfull, part deserted part bustling with life.

  • @france7164
    @france71642 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for showing us this amazing city.

  • @MemorySeekers

    @MemorySeekers

    2 жыл бұрын

    You are welcome

  • @L.Frank2000
    @L.Frank200011 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing the images, amazing City!

  • @spectrumwalkingtours
    @spectrumwalkingtours3 жыл бұрын

    Great series, really enjoyed learning about the area through your videos.

  • @MemorySeekers

    @MemorySeekers

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Andy glad you like it so far. Lots more still to come with special shout out to Leece and Gallipoli which we stayed in and was stunning!

  • @miomirabrankovic7133
    @miomirabrankovic7133 Жыл бұрын

    Just visited Matera two weeks ago and I was speechless (in addition to being breathless from all the climbing and walking). Really a stunning city and your video portrays it perfectly. Thanks for revealing it to me, before I actually visited it.

  • @MemorySeekers

    @MemorySeekers

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh lovely to hear you had a great time. We only had a few hours and would really like to go back and explore with an overnight stay. We had no idea how wonderful it was going to be!

  • @rafaelaugustolopes1479
    @rafaelaugustolopes1479 Жыл бұрын

    Estive lá este mês e é INCRÍVEL!

  • @michal.laskowski.
    @michal.laskowski.2 жыл бұрын

    Bond was here

  • @TDMoorethanjustORCHIDS
    @TDMoorethanjustORCHIDS2 жыл бұрын

    yes MATERA is a gem...Research will help you..they have great wine and several excellent tours of the Sassi and there are great restaurants up in the new town..very local. antipasti antipasti in Puglia...to sample the regions/cities best bites. Plus Craco very near Matera is another ghost Sassi city..very eerie but beautiful. THanks for sharing

  • @MemorySeekers

    @MemorySeekers

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the extra information. Have to go back one day!

  • @nekrasovnick
    @nekrasovnick2 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful🔥

  • @Lunar_Muffins
    @Lunar_Muffins3 жыл бұрын

    Such a beautiful place! My great grandparents were from there. I hope one day soon I’ll get to see it.

  • @MemorySeekers

    @MemorySeekers

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ah, how nice been to see where your folks lived. It was a real surprise for us having never been before. Love to go back and spend more than 2 hours there.

  • @truuspeeters8668

    @truuspeeters8668

    2 жыл бұрын

    My ex Husband his grandparents are born in the area of Spilembergo . [ Udine ]

  • @betterjervs7195
    @betterjervs71953 жыл бұрын

    I just discovered your channel and I got hooked easily! Very nice contents! Keep it up. Thanks

  • @MemorySeekers

    @MemorySeekers

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hello there! Ah thanks so much that's great the hear. Hope you enjoy checking out all we have created so far. Great to have you with us!

  • @betterjervs7195

    @betterjervs7195

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MemorySeekers Im actually watching one of your Puglia series again! Will keep checking out more of your videos! Amazing job guys!

  • @tessblog3384
    @tessblog33842 жыл бұрын

    Awesome content great job amazing upload❤️❤️

  • @MemorySeekers

    @MemorySeekers

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much

  • @cassandraralph5906
    @cassandraralph59062 жыл бұрын

    Fascinating, beautiful Dali sculptures, and you getting lost!🤣

  • @MemorySeekers

    @MemorySeekers

    2 жыл бұрын

    Very easy to do in the amazing city!

  • @ivapulja1284
    @ivapulja1284 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful ❤️

  • @MemorySeekers

    @MemorySeekers

    Жыл бұрын

    😊

  • @sonodiventataunalbero5576
    @sonodiventataunalbero55763 жыл бұрын

    Those aren't tuctucs, they are "Piaggio" "Ape". Piaggio is the same maker of "Vespa". Ape meaning bee and vespa meaning wasp. They were especially designed for Italian narrow and steep streets. Piaggio Ape are iconic. They were used to transport almost everything especially for small businesses or merchants 🙂

  • @MemorySeekers

    @MemorySeekers

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi, thanks so much very interesting to find out they have a special name and iconic in Italy. Had no idea! 😊👍

  • @sandicarpenter2658

    @sandicarpenter2658

    9 ай бұрын

    Yep....APE 50@@MemorySeekers

  • @mariafleming2378
    @mariafleming23782 жыл бұрын

    Sono stata fortunata di aver avuto una professoressa di scuola che veniva da matera. E insegnava nel nostro asilo si chiamava sgnorina michina anche lei veniva da un orfanatorio di matera spostata a padula auguri🎈

  • @MemorySeekers

    @MemorySeekers

    2 жыл бұрын

    Dev'essere interessante vedere il luogo in cui viveva. Che posto! Grazie per aver condiviso.

  • @smiljanameznaric6026
    @smiljanameznaric6026 Жыл бұрын

    This place is unimaginably unique. That`s why is Italy called La Bella Italia.

  • @bakerzermatt
    @bakerzermatt Жыл бұрын

    Matera is amazing. It's a really '3D' city when you look at it, and no photos or videos can do it justice. Also, I had my best meal in Italy there (and that's saying something!)

  • @MemorySeekers

    @MemorySeekers

    Жыл бұрын

    Where was the meal? We plan to go back at some point and I would like to pin it on the map to look it up!

  • @bakerzermatt

    @bakerzermatt

    Жыл бұрын

    @@MemorySeekers it was Osteria Pico. The antipasto was fantastic, and already a meal in itself.

  • @petersiegfriedkrug
    @petersiegfriedkrug2 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful video. Here also lived and died the most famous study composer by Italia: Pietro Rossi

  • @MemorySeekers

    @MemorySeekers

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you I never knew that!

  • @waliddaoudi6002
    @waliddaoudi60022 жыл бұрын

    Magnifique

  • @waliddaoudi6002

    @waliddaoudi6002

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thinkyou

  • @MemorySeekers

    @MemorySeekers

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you liked it

  • @CiaobellaAmour
    @CiaobellaAmour Жыл бұрын

    Amazing! Looks something from a fairytale

  • @MemorySeekers

    @MemorySeekers

    Жыл бұрын

    It does!

  • @CiaobellaAmour

    @CiaobellaAmour

    Жыл бұрын

    @@MemorySeekers thanks for replying ❤. I'll be heading out there for my bday week,god willing🙌🏽. I'm anxious yet excited

  • @romeforeverr
    @romeforeverr3 жыл бұрын

    I’m from Tursi it a pronvince of Matera.

  • @tijuanacali5853
    @tijuanacali58532 жыл бұрын

    Famous movie The Passion of the Christ was shot in this city :)

  • @MemorySeekers

    @MemorySeekers

    2 жыл бұрын

    I didn't know that! Thank you.

  • @gabomann1

    @gabomann1

    2 жыл бұрын

    Was not it Craco ?

  • @ivapulja1284

    @ivapulja1284

    Жыл бұрын

    And James Bond No time to die

  • @CiaobellaAmour

    @CiaobellaAmour

    Жыл бұрын

    🥰🥰🥰

  • @LSang27
    @LSang272 жыл бұрын

    Did you come on a cruise? I ask because you said you didn’t have much time here. I’m going on a cruise and we stop in Bari. Any idea how difficult it is to get there from Bari? I’m only in port for 6 hours.

  • @MemorySeekers

    @MemorySeekers

    2 жыл бұрын

    No we were touring in a car for 10 days. I would ima get you can get a taxi there it would take one hour though, and I expect it would be around 70 to 100 euros each way! Quite a lot for not much time in the town.

  • @LSang27

    @LSang27

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@MemorySeekers appreciate the info! Thanks!

  • @sdsdvdproductionstravelvlo8576
    @sdsdvdproductionstravelvlo85765 ай бұрын

    good info thanks what mont did you visit please?

  • @MemorySeekers

    @MemorySeekers

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks! It was mid August.

  • @sdsdvdproductionstravelvlo8576

    @sdsdvdproductionstravelvlo8576

    5 ай бұрын

    @@MemorySeekers wow that would of been hot, we are going in June so hopefully not as hot as lots of walking!!

  • @MemorySeekers

    @MemorySeekers

    5 ай бұрын

    @@sdsdvdproductionstravelvlo8576 yes it was very warm but we don't mind that. Have a fun trip!

  • @marcomandiola8116
    @marcomandiola8116 Жыл бұрын

    Piu bella tutti di il mondo

  • @rjmckenzie4706
    @rjmckenzie4706 Жыл бұрын

    This place looks familiar, Did they film the movie passion of Christ here ?

  • @MemorySeekers

    @MemorySeekers

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes they did.

  • @rjmckenzie4706

    @rjmckenzie4706

    Жыл бұрын

    @@MemorySeekers Ok that's why it looked familiar they filmed there for the Crucifixion scene. That movie is powerful

  • @miguelantoniomoralesmurill9013
    @miguelantoniomoralesmurill9013 Жыл бұрын

    Si vas a italia,ves a matera

  • @riceislife7235
    @riceislife72352 жыл бұрын

    สวัสดี 🙏

  • @MemorySeekers

    @MemorySeekers

    2 жыл бұрын

    😊

  • @paolorossi9180
    @paolorossi9180 Жыл бұрын

    Tuk tuk? This is a Ape Piaggio.And I Sassi?

  • @ozbirlikmarket5018
    @ozbirlikmarket50182 жыл бұрын

    Mardin turkey

  • @SteverLight
    @SteverLight2 жыл бұрын

    Gondor

  • @suzettekitselman6914
    @suzettekitselman69142 жыл бұрын

    Puglia is pronounced 'Poo-lia' ~ the g is silent, as in Lasagna.

  • @melissabianchetta3296

    @melissabianchetta3296

    Жыл бұрын

    the g isn't silent, the exact pronounciation is PuGlia!!

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