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Basilicata History & Culture Theme Parks
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Basilicata's history and culture experiences are less theme park than open-air museum: the Sassi of Matera are a UNESCO-listed cave city where people lived until the 1950s, and the rock churches and underground chambers carved into the tufa are the closest thing Italy has to a walk-through of the past. Start after dark with the Matera by Night: Cave House and Rock Church, when the cave houses are lit and the streets empty out, or take the Matera: Sassi Tour with Giulio - Explore Cave Houses & Churches for a guided reading of the architecture.
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Basilicata's history is lived-in rather than staged. In Matera the Sassi are genuine cave dwellings and rock churches carved into the tufa, not reconstructions, and several tours take you into the underground city beneath the streets.
