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Shot in Matera, Southern Italy
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Exterior of historic buildings and bell tower in city with sky in background
A walk through the Sassi di Matera and Bari coastal roads in Puglia, Italy.
City view on a sightseeing trip in Matera, Basilicata
Puglia church hermitage Pulsano - Monte Sant Angelo - Foggia - Gargano
Matera offers to tourists lots of amazing viewpoints on old churches, Italy, September 2016
Scenic view of Matera town in Puglia, Italy  in summer
matera, italy, november 30, 2025. historic sassi di matera, featuring dense, tiered ancient cave dwellings and stone houses
An idyllic cityscape of the old town of Matera, known worldwide as the 'Sassi di Matera' (Matera's Stones Hills). In the image the Sasso Caveoso hill, seen from a belvedere. The ancient city of Matera, in the region of Basilicata, in southern Italy, is one of the oldest urban settlements in the world, with a human presence that dates back to more than 9,000 years ago, in the Paleolithic period. The Matera settlement stands on two rocky limestone hills called 'Sassi' (Sasso Caveoso and Sasso Barisano), where the first human communities lived in the caves of the area. The rock cavities have served over the centuries as a primitive dwelling, foundations and material for the construction of houses, roads and beautiful churches, making Matera a unique city in the world. In 1993 the Sassi of Matera were declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco. Super wide angle image in high definition format.
Matera is a city and commune in the province of Matera, in the Basilicata region of Italy.
View across dramatic gorge of the ancient city of Matera Italy
Matera, Basilicata - Ancient town of Matera (Sassi di Matera), European Capital of Culture 2019, Sassi District of Matera, Italy
Matera, Italy, a view of  typical old homes, called  The Sassi of Matera
Matera is a town on a rocky headland in the Basilicata region of southern Italy. Here you will find the Sassi, a complex of cave settlements carved into the rock face.
Scenic view of old medieval town of Matera with stone houses during sunny summer day
Panorama of houses and of the Sassi of Matera with roofs and streets. Blue sky with
A suggestive view with the fog that envelops the splendid maze of alleys and stone houses of the old town of Matera, in southern Italy, known worldwide as the 'Sassi di Matera' (Matera's Stones). In the foreground on the right the bell tower of the rupestrian church of San Pietro Barisano, originally built in the 12th century. The ancient city of Matera, in the region of Basilicata, is one of the oldest urban settlements in the world, with a human presence that dates back to more than 9,000 years ago, in the Paleolithic period. The Matera settlement stands on two rocky limestone hills called 'Sassi' (Sasso Caveoso and Sasso Barisano), where the first human communities lived in the caves of the area. The rock cavities have served over the centuries as a primitive dwelling, foundations and material for the construction of houses, roads and beautiful churches, making Matera a unique city in the world. In 1993 the Sassi of Matera were declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco. Super wide angle image in High Definition format.
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Matera,Basilicata,Italy 24 June 2019 :A tourist works for the Sassi of Matera
Matera, UNESCO Village in Southern Italy
Matera has gained international fame for its ancient town, the \
Looking at the beautiful ancient town of Matera, in southern Italy. Matera has gained international fame for its ancient town, the \
Matera (Basilicata, Italy) is located on a canyon, which defines Matera’s landscape and architecture. Inhabited since the Paleolithic era, established by the Romans in the 3rd century BC, the town is famous for its cave dwellings. The Sassi di Matera is the ancient town of houses carved into the rock. People lived here until the 1950s, but then they were moved because the place needed restoration. Today pubs, restaurants and hotels are found in this location.
panoramic view of the ancient sassi di matera city skyline seen through rugged limestone rock formations, unesco site under a clear blue sky in southern italy
Matera, Basilicata - Ancient town of Matera (Sassi di Matera), European Capital of Culture 2019, Sassi District of Matera, Italy
It was the end of december, but if felt like a spring day. The weather was perfect and the city was so beautiful! It felt like living inside a fairytale. Matera is out of this world.
Panoramic view of ancient Sassi Caveoso of Matera from park Murgia Materana, Basilicata, southern Italy, Europe
Matera is  a historic hillside town with a dense cluster of stone buildings, all in warm, earthy tones. The structures are tightly packed, featuring flat or gently sloping tiled roofs, arched windows, and small balconies.
Sassi di Matera - the ancient town of Matera, in Southern Italy, is a World Heritage Site
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