Unmissable because Taste typical Lucanian specialties in the famous stone caves of Matera Ideal for Families, gastronauts, couples, seniors Matera is called by all the city of stone, since its historic center is obtained from the excavation of rocks. As is known, the city has been inhabited since the dawn of civilization and in support of this thesis artifacts dating back to the Paleolithic have been found. In fact, these are houses carved into the limestone that were inhabited from the Bronze Age until the end of the 1950s. Looking at these residential agglomerations, today we talk about Sassi, but probably no one knows that what were previously simply called caves began to be called so only in 1204, the year to which the first document that speaks, precisely, of the stony district dates back. calling it stone. The Sassi di Matera are a precious asset, to the point of being declared a Unesco world heritage site as well as, as you can imagine, Italian cultural heritage. You will have the opportunity to enjoy a typical dinner in a restaurant having the Sassi di Matera caves as location with Lucanian folk music.