Expand The city of Matera, famed for the ancient cave dwellings of its Sassi di Matera neighbourhoods, in Basilicata, southern Italy Ken Doherty Tue Nov 12 2024 - 05:00 ...

In what is the instep of Italy’s boot, the first forays into Italy from North Africa came to settle in Matera 10,000 years ago. Living quarters were fashioned in both the limestone caves and ...

Matera is really two places in one — a thriving, modern city with restaurants, hotels, shops, museums, churches and the usual amenities tucked higher up the plateau from the ancient Sassi caves ...

The third-oldest city in the world, Matera is in the limelight in 2019 but it has an enduring, timeless appeal that few travellers will be able to resist. Here's what The Local's editor Clare Speak ...

Luxurious spa area inside Italy's new Aquatio Hotel and Spa, itself built inside a series of ancient natural caves. Modern-day view of the ancient Italian town of Matera.

Now a UNESCO World Heritage site, Matera in the province of Basilicata, has become a great tourist draw and location for moviemaking.

How Matera Went From Ancient Civilization to Slum to a Hidden Gem Once the “shame of Italy,” the ancient warren of natural caves in Matera may be Europe’s most dramatic story of rebirth ...

In the Basilicata region of southern Italy, a hotel in Matera that has turned old cave dwellings into chic rooms and a hotel to be opened nearby by Francis Ford Coppola are bringing a new buzz.