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Church of Santa Maria de Idris
Window of a cave house in Matera
The steps on Via Santa Maria de Idris
A miniature model of the Sassi carved from tuff
House on Via Bruno Buozzi in Matera
Cave house in Via Bruno Buozzi, Matera
A Fiat 124 in the Sassi of Matera
Interior of the Church of Maria Ss. Annunziata in Matera
A sail-shaped chimney top with a rooster in Matera
The chancel of the Church of Maria Ss. Annunziata in Matera
Houses in the Sasso Caveoso district of Matera
The Civita sulla Gravina district in Matera
Monterrone in Sasso Caveoso
An overview of the Sasso Caveoso
Caves of the prehistoric village in Matera
Terrace in Piazza Giovanni Pascoli, Matera
Monterrone in the Sasso Caveoso district of Matera
The Sasso Caveoso neighbourhood
Palazzo Lanfranchi in Via Domenico Ridola
Domenico Ridola’s visit to Matera
Palazzo Lanfranchi in Matera
Via Bruno Buozzi in the Sasso Caveoso
The clock at the Lanfranchi Palace in Matera
Via Bruno Buozzi in the Sassi of Matera
A stately home in Matera
Via Bruno Buozzi in Matera
Monastery of St Augustine in Matera
Via Bruno Buozzi in the Sasso Caveoso
Monastery of St Augustine in Matera
Monte Errone in Matera
Bell tower of the Church of Sant’Agostino in Matera
The Murgia Timone plateau
Church of St Augustine in Matera
Sasso Caveoso in Matera
The tympanum of the Church of Sant’Agostino in Matera
The cellars of the Church of Sant’Eligio in Matera
Statue of a bishop in the Church of St Augustine in Matera
The rock-hewn church of Sant’Eligio in Matera
The Civita district and the bell tower of Matera Cathedral
Christ Pantocrator in the rock-hewn church of Sant’Eligio in Matera

Side view of the church of Santa Maria de Idris and the small bell gable on the Monterrone rock massif

Via Santa Maria de Idris, situated in the heart of the Sasso Caveoso, and the window of a cave house

The steps on Via Santa Maria de Idris leading to the summit of the Monterrone rock massif

A miniature sculpture carved from tuff depicting the Sassi, created by a local artist, in Via Bruno Buozzi

Via Bruno Buozzi and the steps leading up to an old house

A typical cave house in Via Bruno Buozzi

Via Bruno Buozzi, the main street in Sasso Caveoso, and an old Fiat 124 Sport

The interior of the Church of Maria Ss. Annunziata

The sail-shaped chimney top of a house featuring a rooster

The chancel of the Church of Maria Ss. Annunziata, with a painting depicting the Annunciation in the background

Ancient dwellings in the Sasso Caveoso, known as cave houses

Via Madonna delle Virtù in the Civita district, overlooking the Gravina

The Monterrone rock massif, topped by a cross, where the rock-hewn churches of Madonna de Idris and San Giovanni in Monterrone are situated

Panoramic view of the Sasso Caveoso, with the rock-hewn church of Santa Maria di Idris in the background, as seen from Piazza Pascoli

Some caves that formed part of the prehistoric village, situated on the Murge plateau just above the ravine

The terrace in Piazza Giovanni Pascoli overlooking the Sassi

A view of the Sasso Caveoso and, on the right, the great limestone cliff of Monterrone

Panoramic view of Sasso Caveoso, with the façade of the Church of St Francis of Assisi on the left

Via Domenico Ridola, with Palazzo Lanfranchi in the background on the right

Calata Domenico Ridola, characterised by its ‘chiancarelle’ steps

The asymmetrical façade of Palazzo Lanfranchi in Piazzetta G. Pascoli, built in the 17th century to a design by Friar Francesco da Copertino, now home to the National Museum of Medieval and Modern Art of Basilicata

Top left: a pointed-arch window of the church of Santa Maria de Armenis; bottom: the Caveoso trattoria in Via Bruno Buozzi

The clock with a Roman numeral dial and halberd-shaped hands in Piazzetta Giovanni Pascoli, situated above the façade of Palazzo Lanfranchi, built by Capanni

The shop selling local specialities, “Sapori dei Sassi”, in Via Bruno Buozzi

An ancient stately home in Piazzetta Giovanni Pascoli

On the left is the Trattoria del Caveoso in Via Bruno Buozzi, with a pointed-arch entrance

The monastic complex of Sant’Agostino, currently the headquarters of the Superintendency for Architectural and Environmental Heritage

Via Bruno Buozzi, a street dating from 1934 that runs through the Sasso Caveoso

Detail of the façade of the Monastery of Sant’Agostino in Via D’Addozio, featuring a round-arched window flanked by two statues

Mount Errone on the left and the cathedral’s bell tower in the background

The limestone bell tower of the Church of Sant’Agostino, consisting of a rectangular prism with a single-lancet window on each side

The Murgia Timone plateau, characterised by the presence of ancient cave dwellings

The façade of the Church of Sant’Agostino in Via D’Addozio, in the late Baroque style

Panoramic view of Sasso Caveoso in the foreground and the Civita district in the background

The mixed-style tympanum on the façade of the Church of Sant’Agostino in Via D’Addozio, characterised by paired pilasters

Staircase leading to the old cellars of the church of Sant’Eligio in the neighbourhood of Sant’Antonio

A statue of a blessing saint-bishop set in a niche on the façade of the Church of Sant’Agostino in Via D’Addozio

Detail of the rock-hewn church of Sant’Eligio in the neighbourhood of Sant’Antonio

A view of the Civita district and the bell tower of the Cathedral, Santa Maria della Bruna

The apse niche with ancient paintings depicting a 14th-century Christ Pantocrator in the church dedicated to Saint Eligius in the neighbourhood of Saint Anthony

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