Matera, better known as "Stone City" or "Underground City" is one of the reasons why, every year, countless tourists still choose the south Italy. Modern city, well organized and with new and elegant quarters designed by leading architects Italian, broke through in the heart of tourists and filmmakers since the '50s for the real gem that holds within it: the Stones, one of the most beautiful old towns d 'Italy, one of the oldest residential areas of the world and therefore recognized in 1993 by UNESCO world Heritage. The charm of this archaeological site has its roots in prehistory, the Neolithic era in which man has carved walls of the ravine and made their homes in the rock.
The undeniable beauty of a real city in the stone near a ravine, one of a kind, is a cultural landscape of Matera, famous tourist destination and area natural set for cinematography (among many films set here include The Gospel Matthew by Pier Paolo Pasolini and The Passion of the Christ by Mel Gibson).
There are over 150 in fact the rock churches carved into the rock, testimony of the many Benedictine monastic communities and Byzantine that settled between the Sassi and the Park of the Murgia from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.
The many historic buildings, religious, civil and natural make Matera great cities and great cultural potential, which is why October 17, 2014 Matera was designated European Capital of Culture in 2019.
The City of Rocks is nestled in the Park of the Murgia Matera, established in 1990, including the territory of Gravina di Matera, the rock churches scattered along the slopes of ravines and the plateau of the Murgia. The large influx of tourists means that the city offers leisure activities of every kind and of great interest: cultural events, religious festivals, fairs and festivals are mainly concentrated in the autumn. Every year in the month of October there is the Matera Balloon Festival, an original and unmissable initiative lasting 4 days to admire the beauties of the city: you can in fact travel in a hot air balloon in the company of a guide who will tell and history details of the Murgia and Basilicata. After the flight, the festival entertains guests with a long series of recreational and sports activities treated by CONI, jugglers, excursions in the city center by bike or on horseback, many educational workshops for schools, families and kids and delicious tastings of typical products 0 km.
In late October, the night of All Saints, place the Urban Trekking, an evocative night walk on the site of the Sassi suitable for everyone and the discovery of the historic center.
Matera is strongly felt the cult in honor of St. Eustace, patron and protector of the city that is celebrated from 11 to 21 September 2014. The festival includes a procession of the Holy Image in the streets of the city center, songs and concerts with songs music from different ages ..
n the month of September is held annually Matera is fair, a fair event now in its fifth edition: an exhibition of handicrafts, trade, gastronomy, tourism bodies and enriched by the many moments of entertainment, reflection and cinema.
Is repeated every year, on the occasion of Christmas and New Year, an event not to be missed: The Living Nativity in the Sassi of Matera. The representation of the nativity scene is an opportunity to recreate the atmosphere of an authentic time and Christmas, Christian feast to which the city of Matera is very attached.
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