We were lucky enough to visit Matera, Italy last year, where we enjoyed the most wonderful stay in the Sassi Caves at Le Grotte della Civita. These stone-age caves have been beautifully restored by philanthropist Daniele Kihlgren and were the perfect base to explore the village and network of rock formations and caves.
We were served a breakfast of local produce in an ancient church and spent our evenings listening to opera singers practicing as voices echoed hauntingly around the landscape. We took our eight-month-old son and he traveled on his father’s back as we walked in the warm sun. The views were just incredible!
Stay
Sextantio Le Grotte della Civita
Via Civita 28 (Sasso Barisano)
75100 Matera
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Comments…
Unbelievably beautiful photos… I’m going to visit Italy in two weeks for the weekend, I will not have time to see this amazing town but I hope soon enough I will… Thank you for sharing!
Really great pictures! And somehow I have never heard about this place before! Thanks for showing me sth new!
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