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 ...

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 ...

Within Italy's oldest city, Matera, an underrated ancient gem with a history that dates back more than 30,000 years, lies the Sassi di Matera, a UNESCO World Heritage site. This 2,510-acre Paleolithic ...

In the remote southern Italian region of Basilicata is the unique and ancient cave-city of Matera, famous for its sassi, stone houses carved out of the caves and cliffs. In the remote southern Italian ...

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 ...

In his memoir Christ Stopped at Eboli, the Italian artist and antifascist activist Carlo Levi told the story of his capture and imprisonment by Mussolini’s government during World War II. Rather than ...

A British parkour group who have been banned from Venice have now been accused of damaging a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southern Italy. Team Phat is a nine-person parkour sports team from London ...