My first attempt to explore Matera, one of Italy’s most ancient towns, was an exercise in picturesque frustration. I drove around rocky cliffs and limestone grottos and never found the city center, ...

Soar over Basilicata, where the ancient cave city of Matera, the dramatic peaks of the Lucanian Dolomites, and the unspoiled coastline of Maratea converge—captured in stunning drone footage that ...

On my first morning in Matera, I was awoken by an earth-shattering chorus of fireworks. I had arrived, by accident, on the day of this ancient city’s most important religious festival, the Festa della ...

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Matera, Italy — The cave dwellings are piled atop one another like giant rocks spilled from the sky. The sandstone landscape stretches across a hill, one road and narrow alleys slicing here and there ...

One of Italy’s most underrated cities is also one of the world’s oldest and packed full of historical gems. Named as a "Second Bethlehem", the underrated but beautiful city of Matera can be explored ...

Last month, I accomplished my goal of visiting all 20 regions in Italy when I set foot in Molise (which Italians cheekily refer to as "the region that doesn't exist," because it's so small). Although ...

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