Lecce to Matera Full-Day Trip: Experience UNESCO Heritage Site and Ceramics of Grottaglie

Explore Matera’s UNESCO heritage, Grottaglie’s ceramics, and Taranto’s charm on a full-day trip from Lecce. Book your adventure now!

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Grottaglie - The first stop is Grottaglie after about 50 minutes driving from Lecce. The city is famous for its its colorful ceramics and here you’ll enjoy some free time to discover the center.
  • Matera Basilicata Foundation 2019 - Matera is the famous city of the Sassi and shows itself in all its ancient beauty. Here you will have plenty of…
What's Included
  • Visit the UNESCO Heritage city of Matera
  • Visit Grottaglie
  • Minivan with expert driver
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Tour guide
Additional Information

Embark on a journey through the scenic Murge, ambling through its winding lanes and timeless stone houses. The ideal way to spend a day in Matera begins at 9.00AM from Lecce. Our first halt will be Grottaglie, approximately 50 minutes away, a city in Taranto renowned for its vibrant ceramics. It’s historic center makes for a delightful stopover before…

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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739alfredol
May 26, 2024
Beautiful surroundings and a very nice cultural walk. The guided walking tour even with 40 degrees was incredible.!!!!! - It is one of the walks that should be taken, very charming, romantic places, ideal to visit and enjoy as a couple.
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Lightpacker253316
Oct 23, 2023
Lovely day trip to Grottaglie and Matera. - Matera is a fascinating place, now a nature reserve, but for thousands of years home to human inhabitants. We were able to walk down and see close up where people used to live, even as recently as the 1960s.
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Paulkarp22
Sep 15, 2022
Too long sitting in a minivan - Nine hours tour from Lecce visiting Grottaglie (not interesting) & Matera (very beautiful and intoxicating). Total travelling time was approximately 5 hours 30 minutes in a not very comfortable minivan which equates to more than 60% of total tour time. Conclusion: Lecce is too distant for a day trip to Matera (& Grottaglie).
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Carrieanne_f
Jul 12, 2019
Full day tour to Matera and Grottaglie June 17th (slightly disapointed) - We were slightly disappointed with this trip as we felt that in our option, there's no need to stop at Grottaglie for 2 hours as half an hour to an hour was plenty of time to see the ceramic shops which would have meant that we had more time in Matera. When we got to Matera there were no tours as it was the hottest time of the day which meant we were left to wonder around trying to find the Sassi by ourselves so we were rushing to try to find everything that we wanted to see as to not miss anything out. We understood that there was no guide on this trip just a driver, who was lovely but we were disappointed as there was no option to have a tour when we got to Matera. This was expensive but as we didn't have a car we had to pay it in order to visit Matera which I'm happy we did as it's an amazing place but wish we'd been able to have a full tour and more time there.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).