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THE SASSI

THE SASSI

20 March 2017 1905

The Sassi: Cysterns and water collection system

Suggestions for a route in the Sassi

20 March 2017 1878

In the Sasso Barisano we recommend the following sites: The Convento of Sant’Agostino, was built in 1593 upon the old rupestrian Crypt of St. Julian (XII cen.) Chiesa di San Pietro Barisana rock hewn church with built facade and bell tower. Madonna delle Virtù and San Nicola dei Greci are two rock hewn churches upon

Madonna della Bruna

Madonna della Bruna

20 March 2017 2582

This centuries-old festival begins early in the morning with the Shepherds’ Procession (“Processione dei Pastori”), during which, the people awake at dawn to greet the Picture of the Virgin (“Quadro della Vergine”) with carols and fireworks. As per tradition, in the morning of the 2nd July the statues of the Madonna is brought into

Quotes

20 March 2017 2287

“Opposite us there was just a grey barren mount. No cultivations, no trees, just earth and stones beaten by the sun. At the bottom a poor stream, Gravina, whose water seemed as stuck into the stones.The atmosphere was sad and the form of that ravine was strange. It looked like two funnels next to each

20 March 2017 2086

« It’s a very strange town, sat on three valleys with churches at the top and houses hanging under them…By night it resembles a starry sky. » (Giovan Battista Pacichelli, Il Regno di Napoli in Prospettiva). The timeless landscape and its incomparable forms, colors and visions make Matera a unique place in the world, World

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