O que fazer em Matera
Basilicata
![The Sassi originate from a prehistoric troglodyte settlement and are suspected to be among the first human settlements in Italy. There is evidence that people were living here as early as the year 7000 BC.[2]
The Sassi are houses dug into the calcarenitic rock itself, which is characteristic of Basilicata and Apulia, locally called "tufo" although it is not volcanic tuff or tufa. Many of these dwellings are really only caverns, and the streets in some parts of the Sassi often run on top of other houses. The ancient town grew up on one slope of the ravine created by a river that is now a small stream. The ravine is known locally as "la Gravina".
In the 1950s, the government of Italy forcefully relocated most of the population of the Sassi to areas of the developing modern city. Riddled with malaria, the unhealthy living conditions were considered an affront to the new Italian Republic of Alcide De Gasperi.[3] However, people continued to live in the Sassi, and according to the English Fodor's guide[when?]:
Matera is the only place in the world where people can boast to be still living in the same houses of their ancestors of 9,000 years ago.
Until the late 1980s this was considered an area of poverty, since many of these houses were, and in some cases still are, uninhabitable. Current local administration, however, has become more tourism-oriented, and it has promoted the regeneration of the Sassi with the aid of the European Union, the government, UNESCO, and Hollywood. Today there are many thriving businesses, pubs, and hotels there, as described in a May 2015 New Yorker magazine article.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/602067/ee8b639e-9537-4eee-bb69-84b65431a70c.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh)
Matera: cidades mais populares
Matera
Históricos, Spas e Luxo
Descubra Matera: esse destino moderno acolhe os visitantes com seus locais históricos, seus monumentos, seus cafés acolhedores e muito mais!
Motivos para conhecer o local
- O Sassi e o Parque das Igrejas Rupestres
- Mirante de Murgia Timone
Bernalda
Monumentos, Históricos e Praias
Aventure-se por Bernalda e curta tudo o que esse destino fantástico tem a oferecer, como imponentes monumentos, locais históricos e maravilhosas praias.
Policoro
Ruínas, Bem-estar e Teatros
Aventure-se por Policoro e aproveite tudo o que esse destino relaxante tem a oferecer, como antigas ruínas, espetáculos teatrais e maravilhosas praias.
Scanzano Jonico
Parques naturais, Praias e Históricos
Scanzano Jonico acolhe os viajantes com seus parques naturais, suas praias, seus locais históricos e muito mais!
Pisticci
Jantar, Parques naturais e Monumentos
Conheça parques espetaculares, imponentes monumentos e locais históricos quando estiver em Pisticci!
Miglionico
Destaques da região: Históricos
Descubra locais históricos durante a sua viagem para Miglionico.
