4. The Cave Homes of Matera, Italy Matera, a city in southern Italy, is famous for its ancient cave dwellings, some of which have been inhabited for over 9,000 years. These homes, carved directly ...

Nestled in Italy lies ... named Gravina of Matera, and is known as "Sassi di Matera", with 'sassi' translating to stones in Italian. The Sassi di Matera are a series of ancient cave dwellings ...

That’s what brought us to Sextantio Le Grotte della Civita, an 18-room albergo diffuso ("scattered hotel") built into centuries-old caves in the mountainside city of Matera in southern Italy.