The oldest and most evocative part of the city of Matera makes it unique in the world, because it was created by digging into the tuff. For this reason it is called “city of the Sassi” and visitors from all over the world flock to admire it.
The urban landscape that is created, after centuries of meticulous work by man, is of rare beauty.
What was the beating heart of peasant civilization is now a tourist destination of great value.
The Sassi are made up of two large districts: Sasso Barisano and Sasso Caveoso, divided in the center by the Civita hill, the oldest settlement of the Matera area, the heart of medieval urbanization. Walking through the streets of the city, discovering its most fascinating corners, the rock churches, the ancient frescoes is an experience to live.