Natural Hikes and Attractions in Matera: the Murgia Suspended Bridge and the CEA

10 December 2020

If you are visiting Matera for the first time you will notice the outstanding space all around the city: the Murgia plateau.
Masseria Fontana di Vite is located in this area, we know it very well and we usually suggest visiting it in order to know something more about Matera and its surroundings.

The Suspended Bridge: from Sassi to the Heart of the Murgia

Matera has some patches of Murgia plateau to walk in. It can be tricky to decide where to go. That’s where an area of outstanding natural beauty comes in. It is quiet, pretty, and perfect to take a hike. Furthermore, there are lots of rocky churches, important archeological sites, such as Neolithic bounded villages, and other sites of historical, artistic and cultural interest, very important for better understanding the area and the story of Matera.

If you wander to hike there is a trekking path which allows you to reach Murgia Timone and Belvedere leaving from Sassi. This path crosses the Gravina Canyon. Thanks to a suspended bridge you can explore part of the Murgia Materana and appreciate its charm and complexity. There’s a huge choice of rocky churches and sites to visit, but for starters, go and follow the 6 kilometers walk. The path is in a special conservation laws area and it is under control to preserve its natural beauty, consequently, you will need a reservation to walk in it.

The Murgia Park and the Environmental Education Centre

There are also other ways to visit and explore the Murgia Plateau.
The CEA (Environmental Education Centre) is the perfect base to explore the Murgia Plateau. It is housed inside the Jazzo Gattini, that is a former sheep enclosure, dates back to the Nineteenth Century.
Jazzo Gattini and the CEA centre are points of reference for the access to the Park and a contact with the surrounding area.

Masseria Fontana di Vite allows you to spend your holiday in a quiet and pretty place surrounded by nature.
At the moment we can’t travel, but we can use technologies to explore the places we don’t know and to plan our next trips.

We can’t wait to meet you again.