Ridola

Matera


The roots of this daytime/nighttime cafe as a small gelateria still show: you can get yourself a cono medio (medium cone) of pistachio and cicciolata gelato to cool your stroll down Via Ridola, or you can settle in for an aperitivo as evening falls. The concise menu focuses on sandwiches and antipasti using local produce.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Matera attractions

1. Museo Nazionale Ridola

0.01 MILES

This impressive collection includes local Neolithic finds and some remarkable Greek pottery, such as the Cratere Mascheroni, a huge urn more than 1m high.

3. Chiesa di Santa Maria di Idris

0.14 MILES

Dug into the Idris rock, this church has an unprepossessing facade, but the narrow corridor communicating with the recessed church of San Giovanni in…

4. Casa-Grotta di Vico Solitario

0.14 MILES

For a glimpse of life in old Matera, visit this historic sasso off Via Bruno Buozzi. There's a bed in the middle, a loom, a room for manure and a section…

6. Chiesa di San Pietro Caveoso

0.16 MILES

The only church in the sassi not dug into the tufa rock, Chiesa di San Pietro Caveoso was originally built in 1300 and has a 17th-century Romanesque…

7. Chiesa di Santa Lucia alle Malve

0.16 MILES

Dating to the 8th century, when it was built as the Benedictine Order's first foothold in Matera, this cliff-face church has a number of 13th-century…

8. Castello Tramontano

0.2 MILES

Situated on a hill near the town centre, this 15th-century castle was left unfinished after the unpopular Count Tramontano, seemingly unaware that high…