Matera is a wonderful place in the arid inland region of Basilicata in southern Italy. Matera is a town situated on the edge of a deep ravine and is divided into busy upper quarter and peaceful lower quarter Sassi (“caves”), which is further divided into Sasso Barisano and more picturesque Sasso Caveoso. Matera residents formerly lived in houses dug into
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In the south Italian region of Puglia you can find really unique houses, that can not be found anywhere else in the world. These special abodes of mysterious origin, called Trulli, are one-story houses of unknown age with a circular cross section. They are scattered over a charming countryside south of Bari, especially in the towns of Alberobello and Martina
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Lecce is probably everywhere known as the “Florence of the Baroque.” This nickname is indicative of flourishing architecture, which is unmatched in southern Italy. The city contains signs of Greeks, Romans, Normans and Saracens but enduring link comes from Habsburg Spain. Its rulers who settled here, made great architectural transformation of the city during the 17th century. Duomo, Lecce, Puglia,
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Lago Maggiore, with a length of 60 kilometres and a depth of 372 metres, is the second largest lake in Italy (just after Lago di Garda). Its northern part belongs to Switzerland, eastern shore to Lombardy and western one to Piedmont. The climate is mild, around the lake you will find rich subtropical vegetation. Like almost all of northern Italian
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L’Aquila is situated at the foot of the Gran Sasso, the highest mountain on the Italian mainland south of the Alps. This city is hidden by medieval walls and surrounded by the Apennine Mountains. It is stretched on an area of 466 square kilometers, having a population of nearly 70,000. It is the main center of the region of Abruzzo,
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