Matrea de Sassi

Matera di Sassi is one of the oldest inhabited cities on earth. In 1993, it was designated as a UNESCO world heritage site. The ancient cave dwellings were first occupied during the Paleolithic period and show evidence of continuous human occupation through several millennia until the present day. A popular guide book describes it a "one of the most unique landscapes in europe". It has also been a set location for “The Passion of the Christ” (2004), “Ben Hur (2016), “Mary Magdalene” (2018) and is a set location for the next James Bond “007/ bond 25”.