{"id":16066,"date":"2021-06-16T10:55:38","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T08:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.materawelcome.it\/le-chiese-rupestri\/"},"modified":"2023-04-28T18:01:52","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T16:01:52","slug":"le-chiese-rupestri","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.materawelcome.it\/en\/perche-matera\/le-chiese-rupestri\/","title":{"rendered":"The rock churches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_slider _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;48px||47px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; body_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset3&#8243; body_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8221;-0.01em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;The rock churches&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_level=&#8221;h1&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Ubuntu|700|||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;80px&#8221; body_font=&#8221;Ubuntu||||||||&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;33px&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.materawelcome.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2500-1hj67-max.jpeg&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;on&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;69px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_slide][\/et_pb_fullwidth_slider][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.materawelcome.it\/en\/\">Home<\/a>\u00a0 \/\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.materawelcome.it\/en\/perche-matera\/\">Why Matera\u00a0<\/a>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]The rock churches that are dotted around the Sassi and the gorges of the Murgia Materana Natural Park are of exceptional historical, artistic and archaeological value. 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