Monday 03/11/2014 - Alberobello, Matera and Sassi.
Alberobello.
Unesco World Heritage site.
Famous for the many trulli constructions (dry stone houses, common to the Itria valley).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberobello
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trullo
Matera.
Unesco World Heritage site.
Future European Capital of Culture (2019).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matera
Sassi.
50 years ago Fodor's travel guidebook told :
"Matera is the only place in the world where people can boast to be still living in the same houses of their ancestors of 9000 years ago"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sassi_di_Matera
Alberobello.
Unesco World Heritage site.
Famous for the many trulli constructions (dry stone houses, common to the Itria valley).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberobello
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trullo
Alberobello, Trulli.
Alberobello, Trulli.
Alberobello, Trulli.
Alberobello, Trulli.
Alberobello, Trulli.
Matera.
Unesco World Heritage site.
Future European Capital of Culture (2019).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matera
Matera, World Heritage site.
Matera, European Capital of Culture 2019.
Matera.
Matera.
Matera.
Matera.
Matera, Via Ridola.
Time to take a spritz...
Sassi.
50 years ago Fodor's travel guidebook told :
"Matera is the only place in the world where people can boast to be still living in the same houses of their ancestors of 9000 years ago"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sassi_di_Matera
Sassi. The mountain below Matera, hollow like a Swiss gruyere cheese.
Sassi.
Some of the caves were abandoned in modern times.
Wine press. Grapes were pressed by feet.
Animals were kept on the lower levels to heat the living space.
Few caves were converted into luxury hotels.
Luxury bedroom ???
Back on earth.
A lot of cleaning must be done to make it European Capital of Culure !
Chiesa San Domenico's rose window.
Chiesa San Giovanni.
Chiesa San Giovanni.
Time to take an ice cream.
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