Matera is one of two European Capitals of Culture in 2019­ – Plovdiv in Bulgaria is the other. Yet, even 15 years ago, the idea that this town in Basilicata, in Italy’s deep south ...

It’s a remarkable rags-to-riches story. Carved into a remote ravine in the Basilicata countryside, in the instep of Italy’s boot, Matera was once dubbed ‘the shame of Italy’ for its caves ...

Italy is no stranger to breathtaking cities. From the grandeur of Rome to the romantic charm of Venice and the Renaissance ...

Skip the Amalfi Coast and visit some of the other amazing spots in Southern Italy instead, such as the Aeolian Islands in ...

Paul Jebara It’s hard to believe that a little more than 50 years ago, Matera was the “shame of Italy,” its cave-dwelling citizens living in abject poverty without electricity or running water.

Matera, Italy — The cave dwellings are piled atop one another like giant rocks spilled from the sky. The sandstone landscape stretches across a hill, one road and narrow alleys slicing here and ...

Indeed, should Christ ever visit this near biblical part of Italy, he would be well-advised to bypass Eboli and venture straight to Matera where, budget-allowing, he may care to reserve digs in ...

Sicily's Aeolian Islands and Matera in Basilicata ... for alternatives to popular tourist attractions, and when traveling extensively throughout Southern Italy, I found a few places I liked ...