Expand The city of Matera, famed for the ancient cave dwellings of its Sassi di Matera neighbourhoods, in Basilicata, southern Italy Ken Doherty Tue Nov 12 2024 - 05:00 ...

In what is the instep of Italy’s boot, the first forays into Italy from North Africa came to settle in Matera 10,000 years ago. Living quarters were fashioned in both the limestone caves and ...

That’s what brought us to Sextantio Le Grotte della Civita, an 18-room albergo diffuso ("scattered hotel") built into centuries-old caves in the mountainside city of Matera in southern Italy.

Now a UNESCO World Heritage site, Matera in the province of Basilicata, has become a great tourist draw and location for moviemaking.

In the Basilicata region of southern Italy, a hotel in Matera that has turned old cave dwellings into chic rooms and a hotel to be opened nearby by Francis Ford Coppola are bringing a new buzz.

How Matera Went From Ancient Civilization to Slum to a Hidden Gem Once the “shame of Italy,” the ancient warren of natural caves in Matera may be Europe’s most dramatic story of rebirth ...

Sextantio Le Grotte della Civita is an 18-room albergo diffuso ("scattered hotel") built in rock-hewn dwellings from the Paleolithic cave complexes of Matera, Italy, known as the Sassi.