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Matera (Italian pronunciation: [maˈtɛːra], locally ⓘ; Materano: Matàrë [maˈtæːrə]) is a city and the capital of the Province of Matera in the region of Basilicata, in Southern Italy.
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Matera’s paleolithic past has made it a thriving tourist destination: It is competing with cities like Siena and Ravenna to be the European Capital of Culture 2019. Francesco Lastrucci. You...
The oldest city in Italy—and the oldest in Europe, too—Matera is a UNESCO World Heritage city that was also the European Capital of Culture in 2019. It doesn’t ascend a hill; instead, it scrambles down a ravine, tucked into the folds of the landscape in an architecturally astounding feat of cityscape that is Matera’s attraction, called ...
Mar 7, 2021 · As the capital of the province of Matera, its original settlement lies in two canyons carved by the Gravina River. This area, the Sassi di Matera, is a complex of cave dwellings carved into the ancient river canyon.
Jul 18, 2024 · Matera, city, Basilicata regione, southern Italy. It lies above a deep ravine northwest of Taranto. Of obscure origin, the town formed part of the duchy of Benevento and of the principality of Salerno and was occupied successively by the Normans, the Aragonese, and the Orsini.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Matera is the captial of the province of Matera in the region of Basilicata, southern Italy, and is famous for its 'Sassi', (stone) cave dwellings, thought to be some of the earliest human settlements in Italy.
Jul 1, 2020 · Situated in Southern Italy in Basilicata, Matera is an ancient and enchanting destination. Named 2019’s European Capital of Culture, Matera is known for its sassi districts containing houses carved out of stone.