Caves of Murgia

A Couple Weeks in the Ancient Cave City of Matera

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September 29th 2016
I was beyond excited to be able to go south for my last ACLE camp. For three months, I’d been all around northern Italy. Most Italians recognize northern and southern Italy as almost two different countries. Two weeks wasn’t a lot, but I got a taste of some of the differences. My very first night in Matera, my family and another tutor’s family (whose mothers are sisters) took us to a fam ... read more

Europe » Italy » Basilicata » Matera

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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