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Matera, the city of an ancient story Royalty Free Stock Photo

View of the ancient city of Matera, Italy Royalty Free Stock Photo

View of Matera and Sassi, Basilicata, Italy Royalty Free Stock Photo

Matera and the canyon of the river Gravina, Italy Royalty Free Stock Photo

View of Matera and Sassi, Italy Royalty Free Stock Photo

Beautiful old brown dilapidated three-story houses of the building in a pebble on a narrow street with windows and balconies Royalty Free Stock Photo

Sassi of Matera Royalty Free Stock Photo

Sassi of Matera with snow Royalty Free Stock Photo

Matera (Basilicata Italy) Sasso Caveoso Royalty Free Stock Photo

Matera, Basilicata, Italy. August 2021. Group of people in a circle listen to the tour guide who tells the story and the Royalty Free Stock Photo

Matera is a city in the region of Basilicata, in Southern Italy. As the capital of the province of Matera, its original settlement lies in two canyons carved by the Gravina River. This area, the Sassi di Matera, is a complex of cave dwellings carved into the ancient river canyon. Over the course of its history, Matera has been occupied by Greeks, Romans, Longobards, Byzantines, Saracens, Swabians, Angevins, Aragonese, and Bourbons.