the town of matera is composed of countless ancient cave dwellings and churches. we slept in a renovated cave, and our hotel (locanda san martino thermae) had an underground spa-style cave pool. matera is a remarkable town that many tourists in italy don’t even know exists. it reminded me a lot of jerusalem.
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