Basilicata: Matera Sassi

The Sassi di Matera — cave dwellings carved into limestone, inhabited for 9,000 years, from national shame to UNESCO World Heritage and European Capital of Culture 2019.

What to see

9,000 years of continuous habitation in cave dwellings carved into a limestone ravine. UNESCO World Heritage. European Capital of Culture 2019.

Practical

Car essential. Basilicata complete

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