Do I need a car in Matera?

Getting Around Matera One reason we loved Matera is because it is super walkable! We walked allll over town and although it's very hilly and has lots of stairs, it was so much fun! We wouldn't recommend renting a car here, as it would be a bit harder to park in the Sassi.



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The only easy way to get around Matera is on foot, and be prepared for a lot of climbing. Most of the sassi district is closed to car traffic; if you're arriving by car, make arrangements in advance with your hotel for arrival and parking.

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Matera is best reached by car and then explored on foot. You can see how we included it in our Southern Italy itinerary here. Parking is available outside of the main sassi area (which is not accessible by car) either on street or in one of the several parking lots around.

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Both Matera and Alberobello are fascinating, but they evoke completely different feelings. Both are rich in history. However, in Matera, you get the impression of struggle amongst a vast wilderness, whilst Alberobello brings magic and enchantment to mind.

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Today the visitor has a couple of options for staying in Matera. You can stay in the modern town, enjoying beautiful views of the Sassi. Alternatively, and far more fun, you can stay in the Sassi and get your Fred Flinstone on by living in a cave for a night or two.

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While renting a car isn't necessary or even advised if you're only visiting major tourists city (you can't even bring your rental car into the old town Florence, and having a car in Rome is a very bad idea not just because of traffic but also because many main attractions are only accessible by foot anyway), if you ...

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Palazzo Gattini is the hotel of Matera that contributed to the new James Bond movie offering hospitality, privacy and serenity to the movie director, Cary Joji Fukunaga, and to the main actors, Daniel Craig and Léa Seydoux.

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They have designed a tour specific to James Bond and No Time to Die, which will bring you to all the filming locations in the city. The building in which Palazzo Gattini, a 5-star hotel, is located is a stately building where one of the most important families of the Matera nobility, the Gattini Counts, resided.

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Even though I recommend staying overnight in Matera (so you can get the full experience + sleep in cave hotel), this city is also a popular destination for a day trip from Bari. If you're short on time, you can always visit Matera for just a few hours and still see a lot that the city has to offer.

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Language – Italian is the official language of Italy. Most Italian in the city and other main tourists spots, speak English so you can absolutely get by without speaking Italian language.

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Excursion to Matera from bari with a private driver. Enjoy a private day trip from Bari to discover Matera, one of the most peculiar cities of Italy. You will have the chance to spend time in the famous sassi, the ancient cave dwellings where now houses are dug out of the calcarenitic rock.

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