Normal and rock churches

Matera

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May 12th 2008
12 May 2008 We left our car park quite early and continued heading north to Matera, a town we wanted to visit. Following a bit of navigational trouble, we located the camper stop near to the town and the owner ran us in so we could look around. Matera includes a large area called the sassi which comprises thousands of dwellings built in layers up one side of a deep ravine that runs close to ... read more

Europe » Italy

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more