Visit Matera, one of the most fascinating places in Southern Italy, and its magical cave churces like the “Crypt of the Original Sin” best known as the Sistine Chapel of rupestrian art, and find out why the forbidden fruit was not an apple…
In a rocky hollow overlooking the limestone cliff, the masterly hand of the "Painter of The Flowers of Matera" has narrated scenes from the Old and New Testament in a cycle of frescoes dating back to the 9th century. A. D.. of the rupestrian wall painting. Rediscovered back in May 1963 after giving shelter to herds, the visit to the Crypt of the Original Sin has become one of the most captivating  tours while staying in  the City of the Sassi. An exemplary restoration has returned the extraordinary frescoes of the crypt to full fruition. A guided tour through light and sound makes the visit to the Crypt of the Original Sin the perfect blend of emotion and culture.