What you'll hear inside Iglesia de San Pietro Barisano:

• 1
  Putridarium

  The Putridarium is the most distinctive underground chamber within the Chiesa di San Pietro Caveoso in Matera.

• 2
  Sancta Sanctorum

  The Sancta Sanctorum is a chamber located at the far end of the left-hand nave in the church, accessible via the sacristy near the entrance.

• 3
  Side Chapel with Frescoes (Right Nave)

  The frescoed side chapel in the right nave is the sole surviving original lateral chapel within the Chiesa di San Pietro Barisano, positioned at the far end of the right aisle behind the second altar.

• 4
  Altar of the Most Holy Sacrament

  The Altar of the Most Holy Sacrament stands in the right nave of the Chiesa di San Pietro Barisano, positioned as the third in a succession of altars leading from the entrance.

• 5
  Altar of the Holy Cross

  The Altar della Santa Croce occupies the left-hand side of the church nave, towards the back.

• 6
  External Bell Tower

  The Campanile esterno is a freestanding bell tower situated to the left of the church façade, separated from the main building and resting on a natural rock base.

• 7
  Bell Founding Well

  At the far end of the left nave, near the entrance, you'll find a pit cut into the rock where bell-makers once cast some of the church's bells on site.

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  Baroque Facade with Quadrilobate Rose Window

  The façade of the Chiesa di San Pietro Barisano, hewn from tufa stone, dates to 1755 as recorded in an inscription on the building itself.