141. Why You Should Spend 2-3 Days in Matera
Untold Italy travel podcast
Katy Clarke
4.6 • 659 Ratings
🗓️ 16 September 2022
⏱️ 49 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Resident and local guide Paulo Maragliulo joins us to share the many intriguing things to do in Matera, his adopted city. You'll discover that a quick day trip is not enough to uncover the layers of beauty of the old and new cities, the sassi cave dwellings and the surrounding countryside.
Join us in Matera and Puglia in 2023! Discover Puglia's hidden secrets, incredible local cuisine and deep culture with Untold Italy. Our small group tours depart from Bari in May and October 2023 and include a stay in a cave hotel in Matera > Puglia and Matera tour details
Read the full episode show notes, including places mentioned here > untolditaly.com/141
Support the show
Join our mailing list and get our FREE Italy trip planning checklist - subscribe here | Join us on tour: Trip schedule | Discover our Trip Planning Services | Visit our online store | Follow: Instagram • Facebook • YouTube • Italy Travel Planning Community
The Untold Italy travel podcast is an independent production. Podcast Editing, Audio Production and Website Development by Mark Hatter. Production Assistance and Content Writing by the other Katie Clarke - yes there are two of us!
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | You are listening to the Untold Italy Travel Podcast and this is episode number 141. |
| 0:12.3 | Ciao at all and benvenuti to Untold Italy, the travel podcast where you go to the towns and villages, mountains and lakes, hills and coastlines of |
| 0:22.8 | Bella Italia. Each week your host, Katie Clark, takes you on a journey in search of magical |
| 0:28.8 | landscapes, history, culture, wine, gelato, and of course, a whole lot of pasta. If you're dreaming |
| 0:36.4 | of Italy and planning future adventures there, |
| 0:39.5 | you've come to the right place. Benvenuti, chow friends. I have a question for you. Have you heard of Matera and do you know where |
| 0:57.3 | it is? This ancient city is the subject of our conversation today and I'm happy to share that my |
| 1:02.6 | friend Paolo, who lives in the city, is joining us to tell us all about his hometown. We've heard |
| 1:08.1 | about Matera a couple of times on the podcast, but after my visit there in June, |
| 1:12.0 | I wanted to share something that I learned. You really need to spend several days there to really |
| 1:17.0 | appreciate how unique the city is and experience its beauty. Most people visit for a few hours |
| 1:23.3 | and admire the views, but it's really a place work spending some time in, and if you like, |
| 1:28.0 | stay in a cave hotel. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. Here's Paolo to share why you should |
| 1:33.1 | stay a few days in Matera. Ben Tonato, Paolo, chow, and welcome back to the Untold Italoo |
| 1:40.2 | Podcast. |
| 1:41.3 | Ciao, chow, everybody. It's great to have you back. How's everything going in Matera? |
| 1:45.6 | It's going very well. |
| 1:47.0 | There's a lot of people and the weather is getting better and like it's not as hot as |
| 1:51.6 | used to be a few weeks ago. |
| 1:54.4 | So it's much nicer to walk around. |
| 1:57.6 | Yeah, I can imagine. |
| 1:59.0 | I mean, it's such a beautiful city, but it's all stone. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Katy Clarke, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Katy Clarke and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.