casa grotta di vico solitario

TravelingCat22

Even though it is very touristic and totally made for that purpose, it is still interesting to see how everybody lived here, not so long ago. With the animals inside. With the bed high up to avoid humidity, etc.- try to go early or just before closing time to avoid being with 20 people in this too little place for even 4 (especially if you wish to take photos)- avoid weekends if you can- don't miss the movie included in the ticket / perhaps better to see first

RobH567

This sets the imagination free and you could imagine the family liing here. This is not hyped or over dramatised it is real and tells a real story with some hard facts of life as it was then. Worth the 2 euro fee.

katimil

Visiting this site gave us a good understanding of the day-to-day existence in Matera. The furnishings are authentic and the guide provided a very descriptive explanation. Worth the visit.

Fleur0213

It costs virtually nothing to get in so you might as well take a look really. They ask you where you're from when you go in so they can give you a leaflet which tells you about the place in your own language which is good. The first cave is the most interesting and is a kind of reconstruction of an ancient cave dwelling. The others I must admit I found less interesting and housed some random things like a cart and a hole where they used to store snow and some other things I can't remember.

T9522ZJjamesc

The Casa Grotta we saw was lived in up until 1981. It is beautifully curated, it feels real. I was very impressed by it and it is very close to the Church in the Rock and the church right out on the point. At 2 euro it is the correct price point even though the house is small.

5SugarSpice

There are more than one Case Grotte in the Sassi area. This was a good example because it had the tape with a short explanation. I also have seen a larger one with pictures of the family living inside during a guided visit and was truly impressed. Having said that if you're not going to do the guided tour then this is also good.

nobuhirok2013

You pay @€2.00 at the entrance. We can study lifestyle of people of those days from the explanation tape of 5 or 6 languages. It is good to learn for young kids. We saw many groups of those kids' outing.

highburyturf

We stumbled across this place by chance, costs 2 euro, audio guide (speakers) was available in english. We spent 10mins here, so not long but very memorable. It helped me see the sassi area from a diff point of view. Highly reccomend to anyone.

celebrationtiger

This is actually a very worthwhile experience. It is short and very inexpensive, but allows you inside a very cleaned up cave dwelling in Matera. It is not enough to see these places only from the outside.

Bob_Alex

A relatively simple exhibit that helps you realise what life was like in the Sassi caves - and was emotionally stirring.

ElizabethVeronicaLim

4 storeys from the bottom. Entrance of the house is where the bedrooms and kitchen are, going down one floor is the family room, another floor down is where their livestock lives and the last floor is their wine cellar. Very steep to go down the steps. People than must be very fit, a family stayed there till 1959.

Harrogate_Folk

Incredible to think that this is how people lived up until the mid 1950s. A good recorded narrative in English explains all that you need to understand what life was like for the people who had to live in these conditions. Well worth the €2 entry fee.

Manunu

Thinking that until the 1950's 11 people lived here together with their farm animals is really hard to understand. Visiting Vico Solitario really immerges you in the history of Matera.

Higamel

This is a recreation of what living in one of the caves in the sassi districts would have been like. It was fascinating, and the English leaflet given out was detailed. For 2 euros it is well worth doing. You also get to see a niviera (?) where they kept snow all year round, a typical cart used by the locals, see a cave church and watch a black and white video of the area from the 50s.

Robby_Cristian

I have found Casa Grotto di vico Solitario very educative and at the same time an opportunity to learn more about the people of old Matera. It was a time, not long ago, when artificial caves was used as homes to both man and animals. The museum tries harder to portrait the unique and fascinating setting of an ancient Matera house.