The stone walls of Matera do not whisper history—they press it into the air. The scent of damp limestone still clings to cave ...

Panoramic view of the ancient town of Matera (Sassi di Matera) in beautiful golden morning light at sunrise, Basilicata, southern Italy | Shutterstock Back in June 2018, during my husband, Michael’s ...

Five years ago I spent a three days in the Basilicata town called of Matera, called “la città sotterranea” ("the underground city"), a slightly eerie place where many of hillside cave dwellings dating ...

My first attempt to explore Matera, one of Italy’s most ancient towns, was an exercise in picturesque frustration. I drove around rocky cliffs and limestone grottos and never found the city center, ...

Dal 19 gennaio al 15 marzo 2026, clienti e turisti potranno raggiungere i ristoranti dei Sassi anche a pranzo grazie alla modifica degli orari ZTL.