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Matera

Matera

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A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Matera is a unique and fascinating city with a labyrinthine historic center of cave dwellings. Visit the Sassi di Matera, the Cathedral, and the Rupestrian Churches, and don't forget to try some of the city's famous focaccia.

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The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera
  • Category: Cultural

  • This is the most outstanding, intact example of a troglodyte settlement in the Mediterranean region, perfectly adapted to its terrain and ecosystem. The first inhabited zone dates from the Palaeolithic, while later settlements illustrate a number of significant stages in human history. Matera is in the southern region of Basilicata.

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