O Sassi e o Parque das Igrejas Rupestres
![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)
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AtraçÔes populares
Catedral de Matera
Aprenda sobre a histĂłria de Sasso Caveoso durante um passeio por Catedral de Matera. Visite os spas e as igrejas nesta ĂĄrea romĂąntica.
Casa Noha
Passe o dia explorando as galerias em Casa Noha, enquanto estiver em Sasso Caveoso. Visite a catedral na årea ou simplesmente aproveite os cafés locais.
Museu da Escultura ContemporĂąnea
Durante o seu passeio por Sasso Caveoso, confira surpreendentes exibiçÔes de arte em Museu da Escultura Contemporùnea, um museu cheio de história no local. Visite os spas nesta årea com atmosfera romùntica ou experimente as queijarias locais.
Piazza di San Pietro Caveoso
Aprenda um pouco sobre a histĂłria local em Sasso Caveoso durante uma viagem a Piazza di San Pietro Caveoso. Visite os spas e as igrejas nesta ĂĄrea romĂąntica.
Casa Grotta 'Era uma vez...'
Aprenda sobre a histĂłria de Sasso Barisano durante um passeio por Casa Grotta 'Era uma vez...'. Visite os spas nesta ĂĄrea da moda ou experimente as queijarias locais.
Igreja de San Pietro Caveoso
Após visitar Igreja de San Pietro Caveoso, confira outras atraçÔes e atividades em Sasso Caveoso. Visite os spas e as igrejas nesta årea moderna.
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