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 ...

Nestled in Italy lies a true natural and architectural wonder that is considered to be the oldest urban settlement in Europe. The city was built above a ravine, named Gravina of Matera, and is known ...

14:38, Wed, Jul 31, 2024 Updated: 14:38, Wed, Jul 31, 2024 "Matera is a magical city of stone where limestone churches, palaces and houses rise from the ravine, a haunting relic of thousands of years ...