VERY IMPORTANT !!!! - DO NOT insert our address neither "HotelSassi" into GPS neither into Google Maps.
- insert "via Stigliani 33" if you arrive by CAR - "via San Rocco" if you arrive by walking.
- or CONTACT US at the following phone number: 0835 331009
DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH "via D'Addozio" neither "via ROMA". Thats streets are traffic limitet zone and you take bill if you drive along thats.
ONLY through "via Stigliani" you can enter in traffic limited zone without take bill from the police.
The hotel is located in a pedestrian area of the historic town centre. Therefore, you have to walk a short distance to get to the hotel. Contact us so that we can advise you on the best way to reach the hotel. By the car can enter in a traffic limited zone by "VIA STIGLIANI 33" (!!!!!!!NOT via D'addozio) and reach "Piazza San Giovanni" to download luggage, then you have to fill a form at the reception to record the plate number of your car. After that, you have to move the car outside of ztl zone and find a free park in the following streets "via Piave, via Volpe, vico XX settembre" or you can park in a private garage in "via Cappelluti n.1". The price of the garage is 20 euro per day , and at the entrance you have to comunicate you are Hotel Sassi guests.
BY TRAIN
Matera is connected to the city of Bari (60 km) by the railway company Ferrovie Appulo Lucane. The Ferrovie Appulo Lucane railway station in Bari is next to the Ferrovie dello Stato situated in Piazza Aldo Moro.
The train schedules can be found on the website www.ferrovieappulolucane.it
If you get off near the closed central station, take via Roma and walk down to Piazza Vittorio Veneto; then take via San Biagio, turn right into via San Rocco; turn right again and go past a little fountain; walk down via San Giovanni Vecchio. You will get to the hotel after a 5 minute walk.
City bus "Miccolis" 6a 6b
The nearest bus stop is in "via Annunziatella" stop n.19, from there you have to continue downway along "via XX settembre" until you reach the main square "piazza Vittorio Veneto", then take via San Biagio, turn right into via San Rocco; turn right again and go past a little fountain; walk down via San Giovanni Vecchio. You will get to the hotel after a 5 minute walk.
BY COACH
Several coach companies serve the town of Matera such as: Marino (www.marinobus.it) that leaves from Matera (coach stop at the station Villalongo) and goes to Milan, Ancona, Bologna, Chianciano, Fiuggi, Naples, Novara, Parma, Reggio Emilia, Sassuolo and Urbino. Marozzi (www.marozzivt.it) and Liscio (www.autolineeliscio.it) coach companies both serve the cities of Rome, Florence, Pisa and Siena.
Moreover, Ferrovie Appulo Lucane also offer a coach service. The coach schedules can be found on the website www.ferrovieappulolucane.it
If you come by coach, get off at the central train station situated in Piazza della Visitazione. Take via Roma and walk until piazza Vittorio Veneto; then take via San Biagio, turn right and take via san Rocco; turn right again and go past a little fountain; walk down via San Giovanni Vecchio. You’ll arrive at the hotel after five minutes’ walk.
BY PLANE
If you arrive at the airport, you can take Pugliairbus shuttle bus service. Get off at the central station in Matera in Piazza Matteotti. Walk down via Roma until you reach Piazza Vittorio Veneto; then take via San Biagio, turn right into via San Rocco; turn right again and go past a little fountain; walk down via San Giovanni Vecchio. You’ll be at the hotel after a five minute’s walk.
Alternatively, you can book a private transfer service either at the airport in Bari or at the railway station in Bari - Metaponto – Ferrandina to Matera.www.nccmatera.it
BY CAR:
FROM THE THYRRENIAN COAST
Take the highway Salerno - Reggio Calabria, take the exit of Sicignano and follow the directions to Potenza. Then, take the road to Metaponto (SS 407 "Basentana"). Take the exit of Matera near Ferrandina Scalo.
FROM THE ADRIATIC COAST
Take the motorway Bologna-Taranto and exit at Bari Nord. Follow the direction to the “zona industriale” (industrial area) towards Altamura-Matera; first, take the main road SS 96 and then the SS 99.
FROM CALABRIA AND SICILY
Motorway Reggio Calabria-Salerno. Take the exit to Sibari and drive along the main road SS 106 Jonica towards Taranto. When you are close to Metaponto, take the exit for Matera.
FROM SALENTO
The best way to reach Matera is to go past Brindisi and Taranto; then take the main road SS 106 Jonica and, when you are near Metaponto, take the exit to Matera.
AUTHORIZED GARAGE
Parcheggio Nicoletti Michele
Via Cappelluti, 1
Tel. 0835 330896
Price per day € 20,00. It is advisable to book the parking space directly on the web site https://welcomematera.it/.
Upon request, it is possible to arrange a pick-up service at the cost of € 5,00 per trip (one way/return).
Herewith attached you will find the maps of the town.
