Your Soulful Retreat in Matera

Set on the edge of Matera’s Sassi, L’Antica Conceria was once a bustling tannery, where hides were softened in stone vats and life followed the cadence of craft. Today, it has been transformed into a unique guesthouse that blends the raw beauty of its origins with quiet refinement. The ancient structure, carved into the rock and overlooking the Gravina canyon, has been restored with deep respect for its past, preserving arches, cave walls, and age-old textures, now softened by warm light and thoughtful design. It’s a place where history isn’t on display, it’s lived in, felt, and echoed in every carved stone and shadow.

What Makes It Special: Depth, Silence, and Sassi Magic

L’Antica Conceria offers a stay unlike any other, rooted in Matera’s layered history. Each suite is different, carved into the rock and styled with minimal, monastic elegance: soft linens, natural tones, and the cool quiet of the cave walls. 

From the terrace, the view sweeps across the gorge to the cave churches of Murgia Timone, lit golden at sunrise and soft blue at dusk. Breakfast is served in a vaulted stone hall or outdoors with a view.

Discover the Timeless Landscape of Matera

L’Antica Conceria sits just a short walk from the Sasso Caveoso, Matera’s most ancient quarter, where homes and chapels are carved directly into the limestone. Stroll through winding alleys, discover hidden rupestrian churches, or visit the Casa Noha and Palombaro Lungo to understand the ingenious architecture of this once-forgotten city.

Across the canyon, the Parco della Murgia Materana offers hiking trails to rock churches and prehistoric caves, still untouched and filled with silence. A short drive leads to Craco, a ghost town frozen in time, or the wine roads of Basilicata, where earthy Aglianico is poured from family-run cantinas.