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Sassi di Matera - UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993

The Sassi originate from a prehistoric troglodyte settlement and are suspected to be among the first human settlements in Italy. There is evidence that people were living here as early as the year 7000 BC.

Matera was declared Italian host of European Capital of Culture for 2019.

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