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 ...

The Sassi di Matera are a series of ancient cave dwellings in the Italian city of Matera, Basilicata which have been inhabited since the Palaeolithic period. In 1993, the Sassi and the Park of the ...

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

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 ...

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

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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.

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 ...

Matera, known for its Sassi cave dwellings, is one of the world's oldest inhabited towns and a must-visit.

Have you slept in a cave? Recommended. A rare enchantment.