It dates back to the stone age and forms one of the earliest human settlements in Italy - and is still inhabited. Looking like a scene from the Flintstones cartoon, Sassi di Matera, which teeters on ...

In the southern region of Basilicata lies Matera, a town nestled in a small canyon where humans have lived for millennia in cave dwellings. Writer Dave Thurmond explains why Matera is one of the most ...

A view of the Sassi di Matera, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993. Paul Jebara It’s hard to believe that a little more than 50 years ago, Matera was the “shame of Italy,” its cave-dwelling ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

For centuries Matera was abandoned, now people are coming from all over the world,” says Stella, our guide to this historic town in southern Italy’s Basilicata region. Stella, who hails from Padua in ...

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 ...

Michael Meyer took this night picture of the Sassi di Matera in the Italian city of Matera, known for their ancient cave dwellings inhabited since the Paleolithic period. Michael Meyer took this night ...

“Tell me about the status of tax credits in Italy”: executive producer Enzo Sisti, going through his e-mails while on the telephone for an interview with Cinema & Video International, comments: “this ...