19 ott 2021 · Uncover the history of Sassi di Matera southern Italy's unique ancient cave dwelling area with Culture Trip's handy guide.

The Sassi di Matera are two districts of the Italian city of Matera, Basilicata, well-known for their ancient cave dwellings inhabited since the Paleolithic ...

The Sassi district in Matera has cave dwellings leading back to the first human settlements in the world. The caves were inhabited up until the 1950s.

16 giu 2010 · Matera: the Cave Houses ... This is the most outstanding, intact example of a troglodyte settlement in the Mediterranean region, perfectly adapted ...

17 giu 2017 · The impoverished cave dwellings of the Sassi – literally “the stones” – are providing the economic platform for a more prosperous future. “ ...

21 mar 2024 · The cave-dwelling district is called Sassi and Sassi di Matera means Stones of Matera.

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 ...

20 apr 2015 · And until the nineteen-thirties you couldn't take a wagon drawn by a donkey into the Sassi, only a hand-pulled cart. Within Italy, Matera came ...

21 apr 2017 · The city center of Matera is flanked by the hillside Sassi, a peasant neighborhood that boasts an incredible assemblage of cave houses.

It's really difficult to believe that some of the caves are so old! The view and strolling are unforgettable! Must see when you are near to Matera!