Travel to Matera

[...] In this period of recession tourists tend to opt for a Holiday Home or B&B instead of a hotel when choosing their accommodation.  However, it often happens [...]

[...] accommodation.  Of course, if you want to save money then you should decide to stay in a holiday home instead of a hotel or b&b.  This choice allows you to save twice as a holiday home [...]

[...] . In front of the Sassi, over the canyon, you will find the Archaeological Park of the Cave Churches which is composed of calcareous-clay soil, a soft ground that has been moulded by men and [...]

[...] have also been declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO.   Matera with its Sassi and the cave churches of the Murgia Park is considered to be the second oldest town of the world, continuously [...]

[...] of that: from the first caves where prehistoric men took shelter, to underground tombs and cave churches dating back to several centuries ago.  And, do not forget the Sassi, coming from the hard work [...]

[...] holiday with your family. Art is everywhere in Matera: just think of the hundreds of cave churches, the wonderful churches of the new town dating back to the 1700s and the museums.  [...]

[...] “The European Capital of Culture 2019 is the town of….MATERA!”: just a few words by the Italian Minister of [...]

[...] that have been preserved up to now, now that Matera is one of the 6 candidates to become the European Capital of Culture in 2019. Matera is history by definition, it’s one of the oldest town in the [...]

[...] build a huge papier-mache float upon which the statue of the Madonna is carried throughout the town centre on the 2nd of July.  According to the tradition, the float should be different and new every [...]

[...] -monitored parking lots.  Of course I just marked on the virtual map the streets close to the town centre from which you can easily reach the Sassi districts. In the streets marked in blue you will [...]

[...] Church is almost unknown.  Walking along Vittorio Veneto Square, right in the town centre, you can admire this small church of rare beauty which is nestled between other two [...]

[...] 2014” organized by Radio Norba (an apulian popular radio which broadcasts in all southern Italy).  It is free concert which every year takes places in some of the main cities of [...]

[...] Many Italian and foreign tourists have been choosing to spend their holidays in Southern Italy for several years, namely in the popular Salento, a sort of region within a region: it is [...]

[...] “Sistine Chapel of the Cave Churches”.  It is on of the most important cave site in Southern Italy. The Regional Nature Reserve “San Giuliano” which extends across the area around the [...]

[...] of Italy” but that now it could become one of the main centre of the flows of tourism in Southern Italy. To my opinion, there are several reasons why Matera has been chosen as the European Capital [...]

[...] for more than a single day. Here are some: First of all, an in-depht visit to both Sassi districts usually needs a whole day and just then you will be able to say “Yes, I’ve visited [...]

[...] UNESCO. Matera is an ideal town to relax with your family.  In the evening, after visited the Sassi districts, you can have a walk with your family in the town and enjoy the relaxing atmosphere, [...]