Along with cave hotels, there are now cave restaurants ... and about half of the dwellings are occupied, with Matera firmly on southern Italy’s tourist circuit. “It’s like a gold rush ...

A lesser-known gem in the south of Italy has been praised for its unique beauty and mysterious villages, including a ...

Matera is most famous for the "Sassi," ancient cave dwellings carved into the limestone rocks. These cave homes are believed to be among the first human settlements in Italy, with evidence of ...