ATTRACTIONS
Sasso Caveoso and Sasso Barisano
The two Sassi districts — the ancient cave dwellings carved into the limestone slopes of the Gravina gorge, inhabited continuously for over nine thousand years and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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ABOUT THE REGION
The region at a glance
Basilicata part of Italy — Matera.
QUICK INFORMATION
- COUNTRY
- Italy
- DESTINATIONS
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- REGIONS
- Basilicata
EXPLORE THE REGION
On the map
ATTRACTIONS
Sights worth the detour
FOOD & DRINK
Where and what to eat
01
Baccanti — a refined restaurant in a cave in the Sasso Caveoso, for traditional Lucanian cooking, book ahead
02
Trattoria del Caveoso — a trattoria in the Sassi for the local dishes and the view over the gorge
03
L’Abbondanza Lucana — a restaurant on the plateau for the cucina povera of Basilicata
04
Il Terrazzino — a family-run restaurant in the Sasso Barisano for home cooking and local wines
05
Regiacorte — a garden restaurant in the Sassi for slow Lucanian cooking, book ahead
PLACES TO STAY
Where to sleep
01
Sextantio Le Grotte della Civita — a cave hotel in the Sasso Caveoso, the most singular stay in Italy
02
Palazzo Gattini — a luxury hotel in a restored palazzo on the Civita, with a spa
03
Locanda di San Martino — a cave hotel and spa in the Sasso Barisano
04
Hotel Sassi — a comfortable hotel in the Sassi, with a rooftop terrace over the gorge
ITINERARIES
Day-by-day routes
More here soon — the road is still being mapped.
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INTERESTS
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Destinations, stories and road trips from every corner of the region — and the country beyond.