![The ancient cave dwellings, known as ´Sassi´, in Matera, Southern Italy. A UNESCO World Heritage Site Stock Photo - Alamy The ancient cave dwellings, known as ´Sassi´, in Matera, Southern Italy. A UNESCO World Heritage Site Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/EB92G5/the-ancient-cave-dwellings-known-as-sassi-in-matera-southern-italy-EB92G5.jpg)
The ancient cave dwellings, known as ´Sassi´, in Matera, Southern Italy. A UNESCO World Heritage Site Stock Photo - Alamy
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![The cave houses below the Italian city of Matera have been turned into cool hotels. Our writer and his modern Stone Age family check out an underground sensation The cave houses below the Italian city of Matera have been turned into cool hotels. Our writer and his modern Stone Age family check out an underground sensation](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2Fdad735a0-eed7-11e6-bb5a-dd53a55fc68f.jpg?crop=2250%2C1500%2C0%2C0)
The cave houses below the Italian city of Matera have been turned into cool hotels. Our writer and his modern Stone Age family check out an underground sensation
![The miracle of Matera: from city of poverty and squalor to hip hub for cave-dwellers | Italy | The Guardian The miracle of Matera: from city of poverty and squalor to hip hub for cave-dwellers | Italy | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/0a801e8faa27a6e30719f00f827d696193c5529e/0_334_5616_3370/master/5616.jpg?width=1200&height=1200&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=8f0228aba79a0df0048b1f6885dc4613)
The miracle of Matera: from city of poverty and squalor to hip hub for cave-dwellers | Italy | The Guardian
![Sassi di Matera (the ancient cave dwellings) in the old part of Matera, Basilicata region, Italy Stock Photo - Alamy Sassi di Matera (the ancient cave dwellings) in the old part of Matera, Basilicata region, Italy Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CYT71N/sassi-di-matera-the-ancient-cave-dwellings-in-the-old-part-of-matera-basilicata-region-italy-2CYT71N.jpg)
Sassi di Matera (the ancient cave dwellings) in the old part of Matera, Basilicata region, Italy Stock Photo - Alamy
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Curious Places: Cave dwellings (Sassi di Matera / Italy) | Matera italy, Cave city, Travel locations
![The cave houses below the Italian city of Matera have been turned into cool hotels. Our writer and his modern Stone Age family check out an underground sensation The cave houses below the Italian city of Matera have been turned into cool hotels. Our writer and his modern Stone Age family check out an underground sensation](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Fsundaytimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F4a7d1e24-eed8-11e6-bb5a-dd53a55fc68f.jpg?crop=2250%2C1266%2C0%2C117&resize=1200)
The cave houses below the Italian city of Matera have been turned into cool hotels. Our writer and his modern Stone Age family check out an underground sensation
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