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The starting point for this itinerary is Piazza San Pietro Caveoso, where the church of the same name is located. It was built in the 14th century on the edge of the Gravina, an imposing canyon formed by thousands of years of water erosion. A peek inside this exceptional rupestrian habitat will give you the opportunity to admire the harmonious melding of rock-hewn architecture and what ended up being built on as extensions. However, the dwellings characterizing the Sassi of Matera are not natural caves but they were dug out by humans who could use the local calcarenite, a kind of limestone which is easy to work. The dwellings were intended for various purposes. You will be able to get a sense of what the rupestrian living environment was like by visiting one of the cave dwellings, furnished exactly as it was in the 1950s, with a kitchen, sleeping area, stable and cistern, a poignant example of how the living spaces in the Sassi were organised at that time.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default”]