Fifty years after Italy's Matera was a national embarrassment because of its extreme poverty, the city is rescuing its dignity, baroque palaces and cave churches to become a European Capital of ...

UNESCO has repeatedly used Matera, designated a World Heritage Site in 1996, as an educational case study for sustainable living In the provinces of southeastern Italy, the landscape is changing, as a ...

Matera, Italy, is more than a picturesque destination—it’s a living record of human resilience and adaptation. Carved into limestone cliffs, its cave dwellings have been continuously inhabited for ...

Read the following text and answer questions 1-9 below: [1] When James Bond did a death-defying motorcycle jump for No Time to Die in front of the cave home where her ancestors had lived for centuries ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about Italian politics and economy in the global framework. Jan 19, 2019, 10:00am EST Jan 19, 2019, 10:00am EST This ...

Today, it’s one of the most astonishing places in Italy — a city carved into a rugged hillside — but just a few years ago, Matera was branded a national disgrace. Many residents still remember when ...

During a recent trip to Italy, a London-based parkour team bounded through the streets of Matera, a city in the country’s Basilicata region—and damaged a historic building while traversing the terrain ...

An underrated city in Europe is not only among the best places to visit, it is also one of the oldest in the world. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT The beautiful city of Matera in Italy is a ...

Today, it's one of the most astonishing places in Italy -- a city carved into a rugged hillside -- but just a few years ago, Matera was branded a national disgrace. Many residents still remember when ...