Sassi

... Plaza Icici (spiaggia Icici) e come prima cosa, preleviamo 2000kn (278€) e poi ci sdraiamo sula scomoda spiaggia di cemento e sassi di Icici. Io ne approfitto subito per un bel bagno mattutino, visto che il sole sta facendo capolino tra le nuvole. ...

... and ecosystem ... dating from the Paleolithic', according to the UNESCO site. A number of films have been filmed using the Sassi as ancient Jerusalem, including, I believe, the Passion of the Christ by Mel Gibson. People are moving back in and many ...

... inside the Sassi you can find restaurants, B&Bs and shops.  We spent most of our time wondering around the Sassi, taking pictures, visiting churches and house carved into the rock and exploring.  Above the Sassi is the modern Matera with ...

... to me was the cliff outside with stone crypts remaining. The view from the cliff looked out to some of the earliest Sassi across the ravine. Gabe's thoughts- The Byzintine art is some of my favorite so far. Sharing the small dark church with a group ...

... on us. Im sure if we sat down it would try and sit on us! We stopped for some sandwich stuff and then made our way to the Sassi. Matera has become famous for the Sassi. Caves dug out of the rock face of a great valley next to the city. They were once the ...

Where to start! Martera and the Sassi are absolutley beautiful - definitley a must see when visiting Basilicata. Matera,the second largest town in Basilicata is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, thanks to its extraordinary labyrinth of caves, used as ...

... the blinds - much more what we expect from southern Italy!! We walked the 2km along the road into town and down into the Sassi.  Walking down the cobbled, stepped alleyways you can really understand why this place has been used so many times as a ...