{"id":3953,"date":"2025-04-16T18:17:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T16:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casaisabella.it\/matera-capitale-della-cultura\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T10:48:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T08:48:00","slug":"matera-capital-of-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casaisabella.it\/en\/matera-capital-of-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Matera, Capital of Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3953\" class=\"elementor elementor-3953 elementor-2857\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d1bff6d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4d1bff6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;buzzblog_ext_is_background_parallax&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d3e827 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d3e827\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;buzzblog_hidepaged&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;buzzblog_ext_is_smoove&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"483\"><strong data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"196\">Matera is a city with so much to offer:<\/strong> its history, stretching from the first <strong data-start=\"236\" data-end=\"263\">Paleolithic settlements<\/strong> up to the 1950s; its <strong data-start=\"285\" data-end=\"301\">architecture<\/strong>, told through palaces, <strong data-start=\"325\" data-end=\"347\">rock-hewn churches<\/strong>, and Romanesque-Apulian buildings; its <strong data-start=\"387\" data-end=\"422\">landscapes and natural reserves<\/strong>, inviting visitors to enjoy long <strong data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"481\">walks and excursions.<\/strong><\/p><hr data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"488\" \/><p data-start=\"490\" data-end=\"537\"><strong data-start=\"490\" data-end=\"535\">Matera: From the Paleolithic to the 1950s<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"539\" data-end=\"1109\">In its earliest human settlements, life in <strong data-start=\"582\" data-end=\"592\">Matera<\/strong> unfolded within the <strong data-start=\"613\" data-end=\"622\">Sassi<\/strong>, caves carved into the rock used as homes or places of worship, now preserved and displayed at the <strong data-start=\"722\" data-end=\"757\">National Archaeological Museum.<\/strong> Life in the Sassi continued until the 1950s, when the inhabitants were evacuated and relocated to new public housing built in the modern districts. This was to rehabilitate <strong data-start=\"931\" data-end=\"949\">Sasso Barisano<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"954\" data-end=\"971\">Sasso Caveoso<\/strong>, declared uninhabitable due to disease and lack of water caused by overpopulation, which had drastically raised infant mortality rates.<\/p><hr data-start=\"1111\" data-end=\"1114\" \/><p data-start=\"1116\" data-end=\"1176\"><strong data-start=\"1116\" data-end=\"1174\">Matera, a Flourishing Destination for Cultural Tourism<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"1178\" data-end=\"1692\">Today, the two famous districts are a <strong data-start=\"1216\" data-end=\"1255\">world-renowned tourist destination.<\/strong> They host the <strong data-start=\"1270\" data-end=\"1279\">MUSMA<\/strong>, the Museum of Contemporary Sculpture carved into the rock, and the <strong data-start=\"1348\" data-end=\"1381\">Casa Grotta of Vico Solitario<\/strong>, open to visitors. At the top of the Murgia plateau stands the imposing <strong data-start=\"1454\" data-end=\"1474\">Matera Cathedral<\/strong>, dating back to 1270, surrounded by the <strong data-start=\"1515\" data-end=\"1546\">Park of the Murgia Materana<\/strong>, a natural oasis rich in rock settlements. The entire city is a blend of <strong data-start=\"1620\" data-end=\"1643\">history and culture<\/strong> \u2014 once discovered, it is impossible to forget.<\/p><hr data-start=\"1694\" data-end=\"1697\" \/><p data-start=\"1699\" data-end=\"1864\"><strong data-start=\"1699\" data-end=\"1791\">From \u201cthe shame of Italy\u201d to UNESCO World Heritage and European Capital of Culture 2019,<\/strong> Matera\u2019s history reflects the resilience and commitment of its people.<\/p><p data-start=\"1866\" data-end=\"2071\">For those who choose to spend their holidays in a <strong data-start=\"1916\" data-end=\"1931\">city of art<\/strong>, visiting the world-famous <strong data-start=\"1959\" data-end=\"1968\">Sassi<\/strong> is an absolute must \u2014 while enjoying the opportunity to stay in a comfortable <strong data-start=\"2047\" data-end=\"2069\">hotel near Matera.<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"2073\" data-end=\"2213\"><strong data-start=\"2073\" data-end=\"2090\">Casa Isabella<\/strong> is an elegant hotel located just a few kilometers from Matera, away from the hustle and bustle of the city of the Sassi.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matera is a city with so much to offer: its history, stretching from the first Paleolithic settlements up to the 1950s; its architecture, told through palaces, rock-hewn churches, and Romanesque-Apulian&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3780,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"location":[],"class_list":["post-3953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-non-categorizzato"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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