1993年にユネスコの世界遺産に登録された南イタリアのマテーラ。
マテーラのあるグラヴィナ渓谷は、石灰岩の浸食によって形成され、サッシと呼ばれる洞窟住居が何層にも重なって作られている。その不思議な景観は、旅人や多くの建築家、アーティストたちを魅了してきたという。
夜になると、サッシの明かりが街を照らし、幻想的な世界が浮かびあがる。
世界遺産、南イタリアのマテーラ
Medieval old town, Sassi di Matera, Matera, Basilicata, Italy(01 of21)
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Places To Visit: Matera(02 of21)
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Old town of Sassi di Matera, consisting partly of cave dwellings, at night, Matera, Basilicata, Italy(03 of21)
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Ancient town of Matera at sunrise, Basilicata, Italy(04 of21)
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Places To Visit: Matera(05 of21)
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Matera, Sassi, Basilicata(06 of21)
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Old city(07 of21)
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Sassi di Matera.(08 of21)
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View of Matera, Italy(09 of21)
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Cobblestone street in Matera, Italy(10 of21)
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Old Town, Sassi di Matera, Matera, Basilicata, Italy(11 of21)
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Alleys and stairways in the old town, Sassi di Matera, Matera, Basilicata, Italy(12 of21)
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Matera light(13 of21)
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Matera - church of St. Mary of Idris and Sassi(14 of21)
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view of matera rocks(15 of21)
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Ghost town of Craco in the evening light, Province of Matera, Basilicata, Italy(16 of21)
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Sasso Barisano view of the neighborhood(17 of21)
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Italy, Matera, Sasso Barisano(18 of21)
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View of Matera, Italy(19 of21)
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Matera Sassi at sunrise(20 of21)
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Sassi di Matera, Italy(21 of21)
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