This document provides information about Matera, Italy being named the European Capital of Culture for 2019. It highlights some key facts and statistics about Matera, including its history of changing over the last 50 years, transportation options for visiting Matera, and the large growth in tourism seen in recent years as Matera was named Capital of Culture. Charts show tourism to Matera has increased over 150% since being named Capital of Culture, and Lonely Planet named Matera the best travel destination for 2018.

1. EUROPEAN
CAPITAL
OF CULTURE
2019

2. Matera is one
of the cities which
changed more often
over the last 50 years

3. How to get
to Matera
2 ore3 ore 1 ora
London
Paris
Berlino
Budapest
Bucarest
Mostar
Tirana
Barcellona
Valencia
Bruxelles
Colonia
Dusseldorf
Maastrict
Francoforte
Karlsruhe
Firenze
Bologna
Venezia
Milano
Torino
Genova
Roma
Cagliari
Palermo
Catania
Stoccarda
Monaco
NAP (Napoli) - 3h
BRI (Bari) - 1h
BDS (Brindisi) - 2h
Matera
42national and
international
destinations
from Bari-Palese
Airport
(city airport)
40
minutes ride on the
SS99 Matera-Bari road
that will be completed
by Spring 2018
1x hour
branded Shuttle, for
the whole of 2019,
from Matera to Bari
Airport and viceversa
train
FAL Bari-Matera and
Bari centrale-Bari-
Palese Airport
connections
link
Rome-Matera with
Freccia Rossa

4. The growth
of tourism
in Matera
111.428
53.649
2016
129.610
201520142013
0
150000
225000
300000
75000
297.993
2012
409.421
183.259
ITALIAN TOURISTS
FOREIGN TOURISTS

5. Matera 2019
San Sebastián 2016
La Valletta 2018
SOURCE: MTA, PTA BASILICATA, UNIONCAMERE BASILICATA, SSD ESTIMATEESTIMATE
100
180
260
140
220
300 275
180
158
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Tourism flow
trends in 3
cities named
Capital of
Culture
2012=100
+ 152%The growth of tourism in Matera

6. M a t e r a “ B e s t i n T r a v e l ”
d e s t i n a t i o n 2 0 1 8
L o n e l y P l a n e t
The growth of tourism in Matera
M a t e r a i s r a n k e d 2 n d
a m o n g t h e b e s t r a t e d
a c c o m o d a t i d e s t i n a t i o n s
top città
Matera, Italia

7. Utopia or
dystopia?
Ph. courtesy Antonio Sansone

8. Temporary and permanent citizens

9. open house

10. Abitare l’opera t h e c i t y a s a s t a g e
TEATRO SAN CARLO - NAPOLI MATERA

11. Community space
11

12. Plovdiv
2019
and
Matera
2019
together
for open
future
heritage
and urban
games

13. Extend the borders of the city

14. Matera-Basilicata
Events
t h e d i g i t a l p l a t f o r m
a t t h e s e r v i c e
o f t h e l o c a l
c r e a t i v e s c e n e
a n d o f t h e w h o l e
c o m m u n i t y

15. Tourism
Promotion
P a r t i c i p a t i o n t o
T T G I n c o n t r i / I n t e r n a t i o n a l F a i r
o f B 2 B To u r i s m , R i m i n i 1 2 - 1 4 O c t o b e r
W o r l d T r a v e l M a r k e t ( W T M ) ,
L o n d o n 6 - 8 N o v e m b e r
( w i t h E N I T I t a l i a - N a t i o n a l A g e n c y f o r To u r i s m )
M a t e r a “ B e s t i n T r a v e l ”
d e s t i n a t i o n 2 0 1 8 L o n e l y P l a n e t
top città
Matera, Italia