My little cave was almost in the middle between Sasso Caveoso and Sasso Barisano. So on my second day in Matera I turned left and started to explore Sasso Barisano. It´s the later, more “modern” of the two Sassi. Even that the outsides, the facades seem to be more built, inside it´s still hollowed out […]
Strolling through the Sassi today one almost can´t imagine how living in the caves had been until the 1950ies. Whole families and their live stock lived cheeck by jowl, without running water and other modern facilities. It’s difficult to imagine that Matera’s ancient warren was known not too long ago as “the shame of Italy” […]
of Sasso Caveoso you find not only empty caves but also a little glimpse of what life may have looked like until the 1950ies in the Sassi of Matera. And it will provide you with the most spectacular view of the canyon (Gravina di Matera)!