Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Matera (Sassi), Italië

Topdrukte — Living nativity in the caves, Christmas holidays in Italië

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Living nativity in the caves (20 dec – 6 jan (meestal))

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Druk — Holy Week in the Sassi, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Holy Week in the Sassi

  29 mrt – 6 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukBoek vroeg

  Torchlit processions down through the cave quarters on the Thursday and Friday, in a town small enough that a few thousand visitors fill it. Rooms in the Sassi go early. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Holy Week in the Sassi, Spring bank-holiday bridges

• Feestdag

  Spring bank-holiday bridges

  25 apr – 2 junNationale feestdagDrukBoek vroeg

  Liberation Day (25 April), Labour Day (1 May) and Republic Day (2 June) are public holidays, and when one falls near a weekend Italians bridge it into a long break, the ponte. Those weekends bring domestic crowds, fuller trains and higher room rates, and some shops close on the day. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Holy Week in the Sassi (29 mrt – 6 apr)

Druk — Spring bank-holiday bridges, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Spring bank-holiday bridges (25 apr – 2 jun)

Topdrukte — Spring bank-holiday bridges, Festa della Bruna

• Festival

  Festa della Bruna

  28 jun – 2 julReligieus feestDrukBoek vroeg

  The one day Matera belongs to Materans. A papier-mache triumphal cart is paraded on 2 July and then torn to pieces by the crowd in Piazza Vittorio Veneto in about three minutes. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Spring bank-holiday bridges (25 apr – 2 jun)

Topdrukte — Festa della Bruna, Summer holidays in Italië

• Risico

  Heat in the ravine

  1 jul – 25 augExtreme hitte

  The Sassi are cut into a south-facing tufa gorge with almost no shade and stone that holds the day's heat into the night. Everything worth walking to is done before ten or after seven. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Festa della Bruna (28 jun – 2 jul)

Topdrukte — Ferragosto, Summer holidays in Italië

• Feestdag

  Ferragosto

  10–20 augSchoolvakantiesSluitingenDruk

  Italian holidays peak around 15 August: day-trippers from the Puglian coast fill the belvedere while the family-run places in the lower town take their own fortnight off. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Heat in the ravine (1 jul – 25 aug)

Druk — Summer holidays in Italië, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Natuur

  Grape then olive harvest

  10 sep – 20 nov · meestal

  Grapes come in across the Murgia through September, olives from late October, and the new oil reaches the shops in November. The countryside is at work and the town is at its emptiest.

Druk — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Grape then olive harvest (10 sep – 20 nov (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Grape then olive harvest (10 sep – 20 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Living nativity in the caves, Christmas holidays in Italië

• Festival

  Living nativity in the caves

  20 dec – 6 jan · meestalKerst & nieuwjaarDruk

  The cave quarters are used as a nativity set over the holidays, which is the one time of year the Sassi are properly lit at night. Dress for stone: the caves hold the cold as well as the heat. Bron ↗