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Photo by Bönisch
Carved out of white tuff rock and baked by the Mediterranean sun, the Sassi form a city complex of prehistoric dwellings, many of which are mere caves located on the rooftops of other houses. A maze of underground labyrinths and caverns hides relics of such distant a time that one finds it hard to believe the city was built by men. Hailed to be an outstanding, intact example of a troglodyte settlement in the Mediterranean region, the Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera have been classified by UNESCO as a legacy left by allegedly the first human residents in Italy.
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Francis
Nov 14, 2009 9:46 AM
MY RATING:
the must beautiful city in the world!!