From the or Valetta, Malta to the rich of Matera, Basilicata Italy – this tiny area, found in the South of Italy has only recently come out of the shadows.

Matera is one of the most interesting, unusual and tourist destinations in Italy. In the remote southern region of Basilicata (also called Lucania), still little-visited by foreign travellers, it is a town famous for its extensive cave-dwelling districts, the sassi. Curious visitors can in caves, wander the lanes alongside the picturesque cave-filled , and learn the of this fascinating place.

The caves of Matera had been inhabited for centuries; some humble and some smarter residences, but by the early twentieth-century the area was a by-word for poverty. Until the 1950s hundreds of were still living crowded into cave- here.

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