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.

That’s what brought us to Sextantio Le Grotte della Civita, an 18-room albergo diffuso ("scattered hotel") built into ...

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 ...

In terms of travel, Italy has ... could easily argue Matera is just as fascinating. Matera's claim to fame, despite flying ...

While most of the cave homes that are available are fairly high end, there is plenty in the mid-range bracket. We stayed at Bed and Breakfast Habitat, Vico Fornaci Vecchie, 48, Matera, Basilicata ...

Some believe that Matera would be better off as part of Puglia, but leaving behind Basilicata would cost the City of Stone many advantages ...

[2] Matera – clinging to a craggy hillside above a barren landscape in southern Italy – is one of the ... Some 15,000 people lived in the cave homes, with livestock and families squeezed ...