More than a thousand homes and churches integrated into caves: the Italian city whose 1,016-hectare complex shows how generations transformed the rock itself into a place to live

Original: Mais de mil moradias e igrejas integradas às cavernas: a cidade italiana cujo conjunto de 1.016 hectares mostra como gerações transformaram a própria rocha em lugar para viver

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Matera is home to more than a thousand constructions carved into limestone rocks in Basilicata, revealing continuous occupation since the Paleolithic. The post More than a thousand dwellings and churches integrated into caves: the Italian city whose complex of 1,016 hectares shows how generations transformed the rock itself into a place to live appeared first on Catraca Livre.

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