🏛️ The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera — Sasso Barisano
Troglodyte settlement and rock-cut churches in southern Italy
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1993
- Two districts: Sasso Barisano and Sasso Caveoso, carved from soft tufa rock
- Continuous human habitation from prehistoric times through present day
- Features rock-cut churches with Byzantine-style frescoes and interconnected cave dwellings
Sasso Barisano is one of two historic districts comprising the Sassi di Matera, a UNESCO World Heritage Site ...