Five years ago I spent a three days in the Basilicata town called of Matera, called “la città sotterranea” ("the underground city"), a slightly eerie place where many of hillside cave dwellings dating ...

The stone walls of Matera do not whisper history—they press it into the air. The scent of damp limestone still clings to cave ceilings carved thousands of years ago, while narrow passages funnel light ...

Tucked inside the arch of Italy’s boot, Matera could have easily disappeared into the annals of history — the community was inhabited some 10,000 years before falling into disrepair, and was ...

If you’re in need of proof that stories of renewal and hope still exist, then book a trip to Matera – an ancient southern Italian town that’s gone from decrepit squalor to Europe’s 2019 capital of ...

"Matera is the real Jerusalem." On the drive in, it doesn't feel like Jerusalem, it feels as bland as any other modern Italian town. But Paride Leporace, director of the Lucana Film Commission, isn't ...