Weekend Trip to Southern Italy: Matera and Apulia
Date from: Monday, July 17, 2023
Date to: Saturday, October 7, 2023
Date: Friday, November 10th - Sunday, November 12th, 2023
Time: 3 Days and 2 Nights
Participation fee: € 370
Pre-departure mandatory meeting: Wednesday, October 25th from 1:00 pm to 1:25 pm in F.G.4
Mandatory requirement: Students must be 18 years old or older to participate in the activity.
Last day to register and pay: by Sunday, October 1st.
Last day to withdraw from activity and get your refund: by Wednesday, October 4th.
Last day to complete the switch: by Wednesday, October 11th.
No show/late cancelation fee: € 370
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IMPORTANT NOTICE: please keep in mind that all JCU Student Services sponsored trips and outdoor activities are subject to change according to conditions including, but not limited to, weather.
Anyone who sees Matera cannot help but be awe-struck, so expressive and touching is its sorrowful beauty. (C. Levi)
On 17 October 2014, at the end of the intense candidacy period and following the evaluation made by the international panel of judges, Dario Franceschini, Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities and of Tourism, proclaimed Matera the European Capital of Culture for 2019. Matera is best known for its extensive cave-dwelling districts, the “Sassi”, a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993. The Sassi provide a stunning backdrop of stairways and narrow lanes, cave-houses carved out of the rock, rock churches with beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings. We will visit the Park of the Rupestrian Churches, which consists of more than 150 rock churches dated from the Paleolithic, and soaking in their ancient spirituality. The cultural traditions of Puglia will embrace us while we walk into the city, also savoring culinary delights and getting to know the charming locals. We will enjoy all this beauty guided by a skilled and local tourist guide, wandering into narrow paths to reach hidden gems, until we reach the heart of this enchanting city.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
- Round-Trip Transportation
- Round-trip transportation to Matera and Alberobello (Apulia) and Altamura
- Guided tour of Matera and the two natural amphitheaters entirely carved out of the rock: the ‘Sasso Barisano and the ‘Sasso Caveoso.
- Guided tour of the Historical Natural Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera.
- Tickets to the Castellana Grottos in Apulia
- 1 Lunch and 2 Dinners to typical and famous “Trattorie” (Italian Restaurants)
Minimum Number of Participants Required: 12
Maximum Number of Participants: 15
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**Per JCU policy, all school sponsored activities are alcohol free.
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***** A physical is required to attend the trip