The stone walls of Matera do not whisper history—they press it into the air. The scent of damp limestone still clings to cave ...

Five years ago I spent a three days in the Basilicata town called of Matera, called “la città sotterranea” ("the underground city"), a slightly eerie place where many of hillside cave dwellings dating ...

Tucked inside the arch of Italy’s boot, Matera could have easily disappeared into the annals of history — the community was inhabited some 10,000 years before falling into disrepair, and was ...

You may have been to Rome, Venice or Amalfi Coast when visiting Italy, but chances are you’ve never visited Matera, let alone heard of it. Although it has been inhabited as far back at the Paleolithic ...

Dirt-poor and forgotten by the government in faraway Rome, the town languished for a long time. That has changed. The European Capital of Culture enchants with ancient history and fresh ideas. "I have ...

Eight years in the making, the just-opened Vetera Matera is the latest regenerative hospitality project in Italy’s Basilicata region—and it’s a gorgeous love letter to the ancient city around it. The ...