We stayed at Mariagiovanna’s place for 2 nights. Lovely, clean & comfortable & very nice breakfasts; partially homemade. We decided to stay in Altamura instead of Matera because we had a car & it’s difficult to find a place in Matera with parking, so we drove into Matera both days. We could park our car very near our room at the local square where they have a veggie market (2 min walk).
The room is small, but nicely decorated & is very well situated in the old part of town, shopping, good restaurants, bars, bakeries - best bread we’ve had so far & the town is known for their bread! We enjoyed sitting at the main piazza in the evening watching the town become lively; very authentic & not at all touristic.