Sassi di Matera
by Rebecca Winke |
After more than a year of being homebound, travel enthusiasts are finding themselves torn when thinking about how to approach their 2021 and 2022 trips. On one…
by Silvia Donati |
If you’ve ever walked the Sassi di Matera at night, you know how enchanting they are. Yet, at the same time, they can also be eerie; the dark ravines,…
by Silvia Donati |
For eight centuries, the Cathedral of Santa Maria della Bruna has stood against Matera’s famous Sassi. Rising majestically over Matera’s highest point, the…
by Silvia Donati |
Nestled between the more popular Puglia and Campania regions, Basilicata, in the south of Italy, has remained mostly off the tourist radar. For no good reason…
by Georgette Jupe |
Matera in the Basilicata region of Italy has long been a mysterious location for travelers looking to get a bite of Italy's 9,000 year-old past —and a city…
by Silvia Donati |
Shooting of the remake of the epic historical drama Ben Hur began early this week in Matera, the city in southern Italy famous for its UNESCO-listed ancient…
by Silvia Donati |
The southern city of Matera in Basilicata was picked last week as European Culture Capital 2019.
Known as "la città sotterranea" (the Subterranean City),…
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words by Jasleen Kandhari
"Har Har," cry the elderly farmers nimbly striking the oxen as they make their way slowly but surely along the 15-kilometre route in…
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