MATERA | City in the region of Basilicata, in southern Italy. It's original settlement ...

... lies un two canyons carved by the Gravina River. Is a complex of cabe dwellingd carved into the ancient River canyon, often cited as "one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities un the world". During it's history, Matera has been occupied by Greeks, Romans, Longobards, Byzantines, Saracens, Swabians, Angevins, Aragoneses and Bourbons.