Though it wasn’t all that long ago that the prehistoric caverns served as homes for many thousands ... the first cave hotels started to open in Matera, with renovation oversight by conservation ...

The first inhabited zone dates from the Palaeolithic, while later settlements illustrate a number of significant stages in human history. Matera is in the southern region of Basilicata.

On the northern edge of this famed UNESCO city, eying the sassi (Matera's spooky cave-pocked landscape), the Gravina gorge and the river below, this hotel exploits its mix of ancient tufa homes ...

In Matera, Italy, a village known for having dwellings, churches and palaces carved into the volcanic hillside, you'll find Sextantio Le Grotte della Civita. This boutique cave hotel comprises 18 ...