Matera is a 2019 European Capital of Culture. On this trip, you’ll see the vast collection of caves and houses carved into the hillsides of our New World Wonder, Sassi di Matera. You’ll also visit the ...

Die Konkurrenz zwischen reichem Norden und armem Süden ist eine lange Geschichte in Italien. An der Stelle, wo Eisenbahn und Straße von der Küste Salernos Richtung Landesinneres abbiegen, beginnt der ...

Die Bewohner lebten einst in den Felswänden, Schriftsteller Carlo Levi sprach vom "höllischen Krater" - und machte das süditalienische Matera erst berühmt. Nun ist ausgerechnet der Ort der Wohnhöhlen ...

After 10,000 years, the ancient city in Basilicata is having a moment: it’s a European capital of culture for 2019 – and even James Bond is making a visit ‘This room is called Senza Nidd – without ...

Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Italy is teeming with ...

Today, Matera is on the brink of becoming a bustling tourist destination for those wise enough to go off the beaten track and explore the many paths winding in and around the two sassi districts ...

Anyone from Jesus to James Bond has been seen in the Unesco heritage site now open for business after lockdown As audiences have come to expect with the James Bond franchise, the locations are almost ...

Time should tick slowly in a city like Matera. Claimed as the third-oldest continually inhabited settlement in the world (after Aleppo and Jericho), the southern Italian city has been home to someone ...

Italy is full of beautiful cities, but visitors to the southern European country only ever seem to visit its most popular areas, namely Rome, Florence and Pisa. But, found in the Basilicata region of ...