Some of Matera’s once-notorious underground dwellings have been converted into the slick Vetera hotel, underlining the city’s ...

This five-star cave hotel is situated within Italy's oldest city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Subterranean rooms, luxe ...

This Gorgeous Italian City You Haven't Heard of Has Cave Hotels, Ancient History, and Stunning Views. A trip to Matera, Italy, will take you back in time.

Carved directly into the rock, the town of Matera is one of Italy's most iconic destinations. With its unique architecture, this ancient city boasts one of the most impressive cultural heritages in ...

Matera, city of the Sassi — “the stones”— is known for its cave dwellings that today house shops, cafes and hotels. (Marina Pascucci) It’s not about tourism, Paolo Verri, ...

Matera is the world’s third-longest continuously inhabited human settlement and the 2019 European Capital of Culture.. The city is known for its winding sassi, caves and grottoes carved out of ...

Today, it's one of the most astonishing places in Italy -- a city carved into a rugged hillside -- but just a few years ago, Matera was branded a national disgrace.

An example is Matera, in Basilicata, currently a city of 60,000, with a unique legacy that frames a remarkable setting of almost 10,000 years of continuous human occupation.There, the history of ...

Matera, a city of stone which dates back to the Paleolithic era, is located in the Basilicata region in Southern Italy. In 1993, it was granted UNESCO World Heritage status and was the European ...

Restoring Matera, Italy’s City of Stone. House hunters move in to revive the city’s old quarter, one rugged limestone home at a time. By . Stephanie Capparell. Share. Resize.