One of the most impressive parts of the city is the Gravina canyon, where homes appear to spill down the cliffside.

In the southern Italian town of Matera, I followed a sinuous laneway down into a haunting district known as the Sassi (Italian for the “stones”), where some 1,500 cave dwellings honeycomb the ...

A lesser-known gem in the south of Italy has been praised for its unique beauty and mysterious villages, including a ...

the ancient troglodyte dwellings were redeveloped and new cave dwellings, known as Sassi, were built directly on the mountainside. For more than four centuries, the Sassi of Matera became the symbol ...

Matera is in the southern ... monasteries and hermitages built into the natural caves of the Murgia. Covering an area of 1,016 ha this remarkable and intact troglodyte settlement contains more than a ...

Discover five historical towns with breathtaking beauty, rich culture, and unforgettable experiences for your travels.

Like a quaint Cappadocia, hilltop Matera offers its visitors the rare opportunity to sleep in cave dwellings, many of which have been inhabited for more than 9,000 years.

Italy offers much more than its famous cities. Head to the picturesque Cinque Terre, where colorful villages cling to dramatic cliffs, or venture to the Dolomites for awe-inspiring mountain views and ...

eying the sassi (Matera's spooky cave-pocked landscape), the Gravina gorge and the river below, this hotel exploits its mix of ancient tufa homes and prehistoric cave dwellings for a well-heeled ...