Hotel Palazzo Degli Abati (Matera, Italy)

About Palazzo Degli Abati

Set inside the Matera Sassi area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Palazzo Degli Abati offers unique rooms carved in the rock or in a 18th-century building. This family-run property with free Wi-Fi offers panoramic views of the city. If you have never slept in a cave, or in an aristocrat palace of the eighteenth century, Palazzo Degli Abati offers you both possibilities. In the heart of the historic Sassi in Matera (UNESCO World Heritage), in a dominant and panoramic position rises from 1756 the Palazzo dei Abati, an ancient dwelling of the Chapter of the contiguous rock church of San Pietro Barisano, the largest in the city. The heirs of the last abbot, who lived there until 1867, with a careful restoration work, have restored the ancient splendor of the structure, providing it with high levels of comfort and services, while respecting the uniqueness and originality of each of the five rooms: two in the cave, two built with decorated vaulted and one half excavated and half built. From the delightful square of the church an important stone staircase leads to the large panoramic terrace, where you can have breakfast or relax during the day, with wide views of the Sassi and the massive Murgia plateau. From here, each room has independent access and is distinguished by a different history, style, ancient functions and typology.