…in Matera

looking at a convent directly ahead, a bit of the old city on the far right, and a neighboring mountain in the back… all came as a shock after making one turn. Incredible. The city was ‘discovered’ by tourists around the mid 2000s. Today deservedly a tourist trap.
Convento di Sant’Agostino
‘1658’
Church of Saint Mary of Idris
from the church’s piazza
crypt
Matera – The mountain across the old city, has caves, and a trail for moderate hiking.
by Andrea Roggi