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Ferrandina is the 4th biggest town in Basilicata and one of its oldest tracing its roots back to the Magna Grecia, about 1000 BC with its original name Troilia after the city of Troy in Asia Minor leading some to suspect that some of the survivors of the sacked city ended up here. The town today is perched on a 482 m hill in the Basento Valley on the west side of the river Basento overseeing olive groves, vineyards, fruit orchards and cereal fields.
The town became a backwater throughout the Imperial era it faded from status because the Romans concentrated more on the development of the road network leading from Calabria to Puglia. During the later Byzantine era, the first Castle was constructed in the 6th century but was soon to be taken over by the Lombards in the 7th century back again to the Byzantine’s in the 9th finally the Normans in the 10th century with its fertile proximity to the river valley and high ground location it was coveted by many.
Where the town sits today is not where it began but in the 15th century a massive earthquake destroyed most of the buildings and it was decided by the rulers of the day the Aragonese that today’s current location had a little more stability than the old. This rebuilding is also when the city received its current name when King Frederick of Aragona in 1494, named it Ferrandina to memorialize his father Ferrante, the town’s coat of arms shows six F’s which stand for: Fridericus Ferranti Filius Ferrandinam Fabbricare Fecit.
I took this on Oct 6th, 2018 with my D750 and Nikon 28-300mm f3.5-5.6 Lens at 105mm 1/125s f`11 ISO 100 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia, Topaz , and DXO
Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress
I Sassi.
A passeggio lungo le stradine del rione Sasso Caveoso.
I Sassi.
Strolling along the streets of the Sasso Caveoso district.
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I Sassi.
La Chiesa di Santa Maria De Idris sorge nella parte alta dello sperone roccioso del Montirone.
La chiesa risale al Tre-Quattrocento e fa parte di un complesso rupestre che comprende anche la più antica cripta, dedicata a San Giovanni in Monterrone.
Questa cripta è importante per gli affreschi che conserva e che vanno dal XII al XVII secolo. Le due chiese sono comunicanti.
I Sassi.
The Church of Santa Maria De Idris stands in the upper part of the rocky spur of Montirone.
The church dates back to the 14th-15th century and is part of a rock complex which also includes the oldest crypt, dedicated to San Giovanni in Monterrone.
This crypt is important for the frescoes it preserves, ranging from the twelfth to the seventeenth century. The two churches are communicating.
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I Sassi
Panoramica sulla zona più degradata del Sasso Caveoso.
Questa zona possiede la maggior parte delle vecchie abitazioni scavate nella roccia.
Il rione è stato abitato fino agli anni attorno al 1950.
Ingrandite la foto per avere una idea della vita della povera gente in quel periodo.
I Sassi
Overview of the most degraded area of the Sasso Caveoso.
This area has most of the old houses carved into the rock.
The ward was inhabited until around 1950.
Enlarge the photo to get an idea of the life of the poor people at that time.
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I Sassi.
A passeggio lungo le stradine del rione Sasso Caveoso.
I Sassi.
Strolling along the streets of the Sasso Caveoso district.
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I Sassi
Panoramica sulla Gravina di Matera e sulla zona più degradata dei Sassi (Sasso Caveoso).
I Sassi
Panoramic view of the Gravina di Matera and the most degraded area of the Sassi (Sasso Caveoso).
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I Sassi.
A passeggio lungo le stradine del rione Sasso Caveoso.
I Sassi.
Strolling along the streets of the Sasso Caveoso district.
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Panorama di Matera.
Il sito è situato nella Murgia Materana, sul lato opposto del torrente Gravina rispetto ai Sassi di Matera.
Panorama of Matera.
The site is located in the Murgia Materana, on the opposite side of the Gravina stream from the Sassi di Matera.
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I Sassi.
Come vivevano e lavoravano alcuni abitanti del Sasso Caveoso fino agli anni 50 del secolo scorso.
Una abitazione scavata nella roccia.
Im primo piano una culla, un letto e un mobile pr conservare alimenti.
Non visibile, dal lato opposto al letto, un piccolo focolare per cucinare cibi e scaldare.
Se ingrandite la foto visibile sul mobile potrete vedere l'uomo che è vissuto in questo ambiente assieme al suo asinello.
I Sassi.
How some inhabitants of Sasso Caveoso lived and worked until the 1950s.
A house carved into the rock.
In the foreground a cot, a bed and a piece of furniture for storing food.
A small fireplace for cooking food and heating is not visible on the side opposite the bed.
If you enlarge the photo visible on the piece of furniture you will be able to see the man who lived in this environment together with his donkey.
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