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Basilicata Region.

Matera was dug before it was built: the Sassi are caves turned into houses, churches and stairways, and the evening light switches them on one by one. From the Murgia opposite you take it all in from a distance, as if from another century.

Postcards Matera

Postcards from Basilicata.

The houses of the Sassi of Matera and the cathedral in the pink light of dusk — The Sassi at duskMatera · Basilicata

Panoramic view of the Sassi of Matera in afternoon light, with the cathedral bell tower on the hill. — The Sassi of MateraMatera · Basilicata

The Sassi of Matera with the cathedral bell tower under a blue sky full of white clouds — The Sassi under the cloudsMatera · Basilicata

Tufa houses and stone steps in Matera's Sasso Caveoso, a rocky spur rising behind them in the evening light. — Tufa houses in the Sasso CaveosoMatera · Basilicata

Matera at sunset, its lights already on, seen from inside a cave on the Murgia — Matera from a caveMatera · Basilicata

The Sassi of Matera lit up at night, with the cathedral bell tower, seen through a stone arch from a terrace of potted plants. — Matera by night, through an archMatera · Basilicata

Lanes, stairways and rooftops of the Sassi of Matera at night, with the floodlit cathedral on the hilltop. — The Sassi under the lightsMatera · Basilicata