Once known for their squalid living conditions, the prehistoric limestone warrens have been repurposed as lodgings, bars, and artist workshops. Would staying there feel extraordinary or tasteless?

The Italian city of Matera is one of those places that makes you appreciate human resilience and creativity. For millennia—up until the 1950s!—families lived, with a few modern comforts by the end (at ...

It was early evening in Matera, a city in the southern Italian region of Basilicata, and swallows circled the sky, their melodious calls interrupted only by the clanking of bells worn by cows drinking ...

Perched in the ancient sassi of Matera, Sextantio Grotte Della Civita offers cave rooms with rustic stone decor. Experience a unique historical ambiance. Enjoy breakfast in a former church. Historic ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning writer/podcaster, I've been to 100+ countries. Matera, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata, has been ...

On the northern edge of this famed UNESCO city, eying the sassi (Matera's spooky cave-pocked landscape), the Gravina gorge and the river below, this hotel exploits its mix of ancient tufa homes and ...

Stephanie Ostroff adds another spot to our unending travel wish list: an Italian cave hotel. Past and present exist in harmony at Sextantio Albergo Diffuso Le Grotte Della Civita, where caves ...

IT was early evening in Matera, a city in the southern Italian region of Basilicata, and swallows circled the sky, their melodious calls interrupted only by the clanking of bells worn by cows drinking ...

Long overlooked by tourists, the Italian cave town of Matera is having a moment, spurred by its selection as the 2019 European Capital of Culture, its recent designation as a UNESCO World Heritage ...