"Practically everything in Italy is old. But there’s old like the Sistine Chapel, and then there’s old like the ancient cave dwellings in the southern village of Matera: dating from around 9,000 years ago, they’re quite possibly the earliest human settlement on the peninsula. Carved into the volcanic hillsides, the Sassi of Matera are the main attraction here — so it makes sense that the best hotels in town incorporate some of that native stone right into the architecture." - Tablet Hotels
