Matera

This category contains any and all of my journal entries on the wonderful and amazing gorge-side city of Matera, Italy.

I give particular attention to the city’s “sassi,” sections of the old part of the city built in to the rock sides of the gorge.

There are old cave dwellings there. They were abandoned only in the 1950s, but have been revived in the last 30 years or so. It’s an amazing place.

I encourage you to read my posts.

Bari

April 12, 2024
This morning I traveled from Matera to Bari for a four night stay in the latter. Yes, the same Bari where I changed trains when...
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Matera’s New Town

April 11, 2024
Due to a late lunch, I didn’t have a lot of time to do stuff this afternoon. I spent it visiting three sights in what...
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Sassi Matera

April 11, 2024
By rights, the title of this post should be either “The Sassi of Matera” or “Matera’s Sassi,” not “Sassi Matera.” Google Translate tells me that...
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Lecce to Matera

April 10, 2024
If you’ve been following along, you might remember from my post about my expedition from Salerno to Lecce that I said I had another hellish...
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