Let one of the oldest and most evocative stone places in Italy welcome you within its walls, where the play of light seems to soften the stone and the silence is overcome only by the sound of the water. Amaze yourself and give your partner a unique stay in the historic center of one of the most visited cities in Italy. DUE FORNI LUXURY was designed to appreciate the Sassi from inside the walls. Matera is often appreciated in its entirety, for its ancient landscapes and unique architecture, but every single house, every single stone is pure art and should be appreciated. Contact us and ask about our suite!
Our Rooms
"La Pala"
La Pala is a suite of over 40 square meters with independent entrance. Characterized by an authentic barrel vault more than four meters high, it will welcome you in a warm and airy environment, dominated by the yellow color of limestone and the light brown of the wood. Here you can touch an authentic shovel: the symbolic tool of the baker, which allowed you to put the dough in the oven.
"Il Setaccio"
Il Setaccio is a suite of over 40 square meters with independent entrance. You will be able to admire the authentic walls and barrel arches of the room, a private balcony overlooking an ancient neighborhood, a reconstructed fireplace of furniture. Here you can admire one of the oldest tools of the trade: the sieve, used by women to purify the flour and make the dough soft and without lumps.
"La Falce"
La Falce is a room of about 25 square meters with independent entrance, equipped with private bathroom, patio and hallway. Inside you will be able to admire the authentic vaults and a single ancient door, recovered from the scenery of the film "Ben Hur", by Timur Bekmambetov.
"La Spiga"
Room of about 20 square meters with independent entrance, equipped with private bathroom. Here you can admire an authentic pavilion vault more than 3 meters high and the ancient tufa walls. The theme of the room is the ear of corn, the main ingredient of bread and the ancient craft of the baker. The authentic recipe included the use of Senatore Cappelli durum wheat, poor in starch but rich in nutrients.
"Il Timbro"
Room of about 20 square meters with independent entrance, equipped with private bathroom. Here you can admire an authentic pavilion vault more than 3 meters high and the ancient tufa walls. The theme of the room is the stamp, a unique instrument of the Matera tradition, used to recognize the dough in cooking.
The Structure
The structure was born in one of the oldest ovens in the historic center of Matera: “u do farn” (the two ovens). For the Matera culture, the oven was one of the most active places in the neighborhood, the protagonist of everyday life, in which women brought their own dough to cook. The baker in fact did not produce bread, but took care of cooking it on hard stone, heated by bundles of oak and mastic. Thus was born the ecosystem and the culture of bread: a dough of several kilograms that had to feed the whole family for days, kneaded by hand with superfine technique, made of sourdough.
To distinguish the baked doughs, each family had its own timbre, usually of wood; the baker stamped every dough before baking it. When cooked, the stamp allowed each woman to recognize her product. Today in Matera the ovens are very different from those of the ancient Sassi districts: bakers have become bread-makers, handing down ancient recipes and bread-making techniques from generation to generation. The bread is no longer kneaded by hand, but the wood-fired oven, sourdough and Matera wheat are still used. In Matera, bread is rarely bought in supermarkets, from the trusted baker, because it respects one of the symbols of the culture and tradition of Matera. The hotel is born from the desire to give new life to the old family oven, without distorting the walls, respecting as much as possible the shape and materials of the ancient quarters of Matera. It took years of redevelopment and restoration of the masonry works, of the barrel and pavilion vaults, of the regeneration of the tuff, a typical soft stone of the place. The result is the generation of a warm and welcoming environment, in which the call of ancient eras and traditions is evident.
Our Services
Wipes
The supply of a complete set of towels per user in our facility is assured. Every two days, our staff will take care of replacing the towels. In addition to the wipes, the structure has: Hairdryer, toilet paper, soap and shampoo.
Breakfast
It is possible to book the Bed & Breakfast formula. Breakfast is served in a typical local place, near the hotel, where you can taste sweet and savory, genuine and always fresh products.
Welcome Drink
If booked, the staff will be enthusiastic to show you the structure, show you all the services offered and give you the keys to the room booked. At the end of the check-in, you can enjoy some rest, enjoying our welcome drink in your room.
Luggage case
The structure is in the heart of the Sassi of Matera, Unesco heritage since 1993, characterized by ups and downs, uncomfortable to walk with luggage. If you have planned the return a few hours after check-out, leave us your luggage as well, you can come and pick them up when you think it best.
Room Services
All the rooms of the structure have:
Satellite TV, Mini Fridge, Free Wi-Fi, Hairdryer, set of towels, soaps, sheets, pillows and blankets.
Additional Services
The structure has a wide range of additional services, in agreement with the local structures. You can enjoy special discounts on: guided tours, restaurants, Taxi / Shuttle, car rental, bike rental, Dog Sitter, Baby Sitter and much more! Additional services are guaranteed depending on the availability of the operating facility, therefore we recommend an advance reservation.
Check-In: 13.00 – 18:30
Check-Out: 8:30 – 10:30
Matera: the City of Stones and UNESCO World Heritage
Matera is one of the oldest cities in the world whose territory contains testimonies of human settlements starting from the Paleolithic and without interruptions up to our days. It represents an extraordinary page written by man through the millennia of this long history.
In 1993, UNESCO declared the Sassi of Matera a World Heritage Site. The Sassi of Matera are the 6th site in Italy in chronological order, the first in the south. On the occasion of this registration, for the first time UNESCO uses the concept of Cultural Landscape in the criteria and motivations, which will later be used to motivate the registration of other sites in the world.
On October 17, 2014 Matera was designated European Capital of Culture for 2019. Matera is at the center of an incredible rocky landscape that preserves a great heritage of culture and traditions, and is the venue for exhibitions of great national and international prestige. Matera is a city with a fascinating and complex history: a city of borders, of contrasts, of competition and fusion of landscapes, civilizations, cultures, different. From the rock civilization to those of the Byzantine and Oriental origins, to the advent of the Normans, the systematic attempt to reduce the rock city to the rules of the culture of the European city: from the Romanesque, to the Renaissance, to the Baroque, the last eight centuries of construction and finishing of the city have tried to shape, overcome the natural resistances of the pre-existing rocky habitat, determining architectures and urban arrangements of particular quality and originality.