After an uninspiring breakfast (and now two more days of the same!) we eventually found an information place and ended up on a bus to Matera, 1.5 hrs trip, thankful to be out of Bari. Roy said "well, who would have thought, on a Sunday afternoon we would be sitting in a bus in Italy travelling from Bari to Matera?" We arrived in Matera, purchased a map from the Info area, declined a guided tour and set off. There was a large political rally in the piazza for the Liberal Party so lots of people. First stop was a visit to and underground aqua storage system, one of several, most impressive. Then we wandered off to the historic area. We rounded a corner and Bam! what a sight to see all the houses and cave houses
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