Have you slept in a cave? Recommended. A rare enchantment.

In the southern Italian town of Matera, I followed a sinuous laneway down into a haunting district known as the Sassi (Italian for the “stones”), where some 1,500 cave dwellings honeycomb the ...

One of the most impressive parts of the city is the Gravina canyon, where homes appear to spill down the cliffside.

The first inhabited zone dates from the Palaeolithic, while later settlements illustrate a number of significant stages in human history. Matera is in the southern region of Basilicata.

Located in the southern Italian region of Basilicata, The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera comprises a complex of houses, churches, monasteries and hermitages built into the ...

The Sassi di Matera are a series of ancient cave dwellings in the Italian city of Matera, Basilicata which have been inhabited since the Palaeolithic period. In 1993, the Sassi and the Park of the ...

A lesser-known gem in the south of Italy has been praised for its unique beauty and mysterious villages, including a breathtaking "medieval ghost town".

Vincenzo Santochirico si ritira dalla corsa per le comunali in programma a Matera il 25 e il 26 maggio prossimo. L'ex presidente del Consiglio regionale della Basilicata era stato indicato dal ...