Antica Casa Grotta - SENZA NIDD — Attraction in Matera

I sincerely think that this place is a must see to experience the life in the ancient 'sassi'. It can be experienced in English, Italian and French. The conditions of the ancient sassi were inhumane and in 1952 the government of Italy deemed it unacceptable and asked people to live. If you want to experience living in sassi di Matera then I urge you to visit this place. It's only 3 euros. "Stuff that the animals wouldn't eat were eaten by...

Our family enjoyed this experience and seeing a recreation of how the Sassi di Matera (cave dwellings) were originally used. The staff were incredibly friendly and very knowledgeable when it came to answering all our questions! Great way to start our day in Matera with a short but interesting history lesson… and we all walked away with such...

Very small and rudimentary recreation of an old cave house. Gives a basic idea of what life was like back then in these caves. The true greatness of this place is the solemn narration which is a deeply gothic tale of sorrow and despair. It provided a welcome and entertaining respite from the heat outside. Well worth the 3...