Off to Matera - Puglia 🇮🇹 - CycleBlaze

November 10, 2024

Off to Matera

We checked out of our wonderful AirB&B at 11 but out bus was not until 2:30 because it was Sunday.  To kill time we played a dice game had lunch with a few cocktails.  Once we arrived in Matera we made a whirlwind tour of the old town before meeting with the representative from the tour company.  We had a thorough one hour briefing after which we went for dinner in the town.  We start cycling tomorrow and it looks like a great tour.

Our lunch of Bresaola, arugula, cheese with warm bread.
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Waiting around for our bus to Matera.
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Matera one of the oldest cities in the world. Ir has been around since the 10th century BC. Many people lived in caves up until 1952 when the government shut them down for hygiene reasons.
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Street art
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One of several churches in Matera
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Another view of the old city.
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A view of the cathedral
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Tim in Matera
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And me and yes it was cool
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As the sun went down and the lights came on
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St Peter of Caveoso.
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The map of our tour. We do the northern part this week and the southern next week ending in Lecce.
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Our dinner of potato ravioli stuffed with burrata cheese with a tomato and pesto sauce. Delicious.
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Hilary JaegerMatera is gorgeous! What a hidden gem. Although my knees aren’t sure they would enjoy walking around there.
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1 month ago
Bob KoreisBufala mozzarella is such a treat and the ravioli photo has me salivating. But a treat you missed was riding into Matera. Or maybe I should say UP to Matera. 🥵😉
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