Horseback Riding in Matera

The territory of Matera was inhabited continuously since the Paleolithic and the Rioni dei Sassi were born towards the end of the fifteenth century.

The succession of populations over the centuries has left a rather intricate urban system where buildings overlap natural cavities and, between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the Rioni dei Sassi became the homes of the poorest classes of the city.

Subsequently, a transfer plan was made to a new neighborhood and the whole area was redeveloped and today it is possible to admire the original core of the Sassi and the houses dug directly into the rock and tuff, experiencing the feeling of being in a nativity scene.

The extraordinary scenery of Matera has been the backdrop to many famous and less famous films, both Italian and foreign, including Mel Gibson’s blockbuster “The Passion”.

Horseback riding in Matera. Along the Gravina canyon

You will live in a concert of smells and colors in a hidden paradisiacal atmosphere away from the noise of the city.
A walk among hundreds and hundreds of fruit trees. Mostly apricot and cherry trees, mixed with olive trees and some oranges and figs, in a flat area overlooking the Canyon of the Gravina and in the background, the flow of the stream in the distance
A walk that gives a sense of peace and well-being.

Horseback riding in Matera. The Silver Lake

A rather long and arduous path but the arrival will pay off everything.
We head towards the Gravina, the karst rock canyon, and we have to ford the stream along a stable platform created centuries ago.
We skirt the Gravina and following the stream we will arrive straight to our destination after having encountered signs of wild life, of real nature and around us the colors and smells of the most uncontaminated nature.