{"id":787,"date":"2022-02-04T19:48:59","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T18:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viaitalia.pl\/?p=787"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:49:28","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T18:49:28","slug":"matera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viaitalia.pl\/en\/matera\/","title":{"rendered":"Matera - attractions, sightseeing, what to see - guidebook"},"content":{"rendered":"

Matera city located in region<\/a> Basilicata. In 1993, it was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It also earned the designation of European Capital of Culture in 2019. Matera is a city carved out of rock. The houses that were built there were carved into caves or grottoes. Matera has its own unique atmosphere, which cannot be compared with any other Italian city. There are numerous monuments there, but above all, wonderful observation terraces from which you can admire the entire panorama of the stone city. Matera has also been used in numerous productions, including Mel Gibson's \"Passion.\" The director's words about the city were: \"[...] when I saw it for the first time, I lost my head, because it was just perfect.\" It was almost immediately chosen as a site showing Jerusalem and Golgotha at the time. For history buffs and hikers, the Murgia Materana Regional Park is a great place to visit. There you will find numerous archaeological sites, churches and, above all, beautiful views. So if you like to visit cities that attract with their authenticity, history and perfectly preserved monuments, then you must visit Matera! Check out our guide to this unexceptional city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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