Best of Matera
The Sassi. From “Shame of Italy” to World Heritage Site
Matera is among the most ancient cities in the world: the first settlements date back to prehistoric times. To quote the definition with which...
The Civita: the Cathedral and the great noble palaces
The Civita is the ancient heart of Matera, the first area to have been "modeled" in the rock by primitive men who decided to...
The Palombaro Lungo, Cathedral of Water
This enormous cistern dug into the tuff represents the apex of a tradition linked to rainwater collection systems that began in Matera in the...