Best Things to Do in Matera, Italy - Sassi Travel Guide ??

Sassi di Matera, 75100 Matera MT, Italia

Matera's Sassi are an ancient cave city carved into two ravines — the Sasso Caveoso and Sasso Barisano — overlooking the Gravina gorge in Basilicata, southern Italy. Inhabited continuously for thousands of years, the Sassi were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993 and served as a filming location for several major productions. This guide walks you through the must-see highlights: rupestrian churches with Byzantine frescoes, the panoramic Belvedere di Murgia Timone viewpoint, the Casa Grotta di Vico Solitario, and the winding stone lanes connecting cave dwellings now converted into hotels and restaurants.