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Matera

Matera(Italian pronunciation:[maˈtɛːra],locally[maˈteːra]ⓘ;Materano:Matàrë[maˈtæːrə]) is a city and the capital of theProvince of Materain theregionofBasilicata,inSouthern Italy.With a history of continuous occupation dating back to thePalaeolithic(10th millennium BC), it is renowned for itsrock-cuturban core, whose twin cliffside zones are known collectively as theSassi.

Matera
Matàrë(Materano)
Comune
Comune di Matera
Panorama of Matera
Panorama of Matera
Flag of Matera
Flag
Coat of arms of Matera
Coat of arms
Matera within the Province of Matera
Matera within the Province of Matera
Location of Matera
Map
Matera is located in Italy
Matera
Matera
Location of Matera in Basilicata
Matera is located in Basilicata
Matera
Matera
Matera (Basilicata)
Coordinates:40°40′N16°36′E/ 40.667°N 16.600°E/40.667; 16.600
CountryItaly
RegionBasilicata
ProvinceMatera(MT)
FrazioniLa Martella, Venusio, Picciano A, Picciano B
Government
• MayorDomenico Bennardi(M5S)
Area
[1]
• Total
387.4 km2(149.6 sq mi)
Elevation
401 m (1,316 ft)
Population
(January 1, 2018)[2]
• Total
60,403
• Density160/km2(400/sq mi)
DemonymMaterani
Time zoneUTC+1(CET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+2(CEST)
Postal code
75100
Dialing code0835
Patron saintMadonna della Bruna
Saint dayJuly 2
WebsiteOfficial website
TheSassiand the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera
UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Sassi of Matera
CriteriaCultural: iii, iv, v
Reference670
Inscription1993 (17thSession)
Area1,016 ha
Buffer zone4,365 ha

Matera lies on the right bank of theGravinariver, whosecanyonforms a geological boundary between the hill country of Basilicata (historicLucania) to the south-west and theMurgiaplateau ofApuliato the north-east.[3]The city began as a complex of cave habitations excavated in the softerlimestoneon the gorge's western, Lucanian face.[4]It took advantage of two streams which flow into the ravine from a spot near the Castello Tramontano, reducing the cliff's angle of drop and leaving a defensible narrow promontory in between. The central high ground, oracropolis,supporting the city's cathedral and administrative buildings, came to be known as Civita, and the settlement districts scaling down and burrowing into the sheer rock faces as the Sassi. Of the two streambeds, called thegrabiglioni[it],the northern hosts Sasso Barisano (facingBari) and the southern Sasso Caveoso (facingMontescaglioso).[5]

The Sassi consist of around twelve levels spanning the height of 380 m, connected by a network of paths, stairways, and courtyards (vicinati).[6]The medieval city clinging on to the edge of the canyon for its defence is invisible from the western approach.[7]The tripartite urban structure of Civita and the two Sassi, relatively isolated from each other,[8]survived until the 16th century, when the centre of public life moved outside the walls to the Piazza Sedile in the open plain (the Piano) to the west, followed by the shift of the elite residences to the Piano from the 17th century onwards.[9]By the end of the 18th century, a physical class boundary separated theovercrowdedSassi of the peasants from the new spatial order of their social superiors in the Piano, and geographical elevation came to coincide with status more overtly than before, to the point where the two communities no longer interacted socially.[10]

Yet it was only at the turn of the 20th century that the Sassi were declared unfit for modern habitation,[11]and thegovernment relocationof all their inhabitants to new housing in the Piano followed between 1952 and the 1970s.[12]A new law in 1986 opened the path to restoration and reoccupation of the Sassi, this time – as noted by the architectural historian Anne Toxey –for the benefit of the wealthy middle class.The recognition of the Sassi, labelledla città sotterranea( "the underground city" ), together with therupestrianchurches across the Gravina as aUNESCO World Heritage Sitein December 1993 has assisted in attracting tourism and accelerated the reclaiming of the site.[13]In 2019, Matera was declared aEuropean Capital of Culture.

History

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Before its integration into the modern Italian state, the city of Matera had experienced the rule of theRomans,Lombards,Arabs,Byzantines,Swabians,Angevins, Aragonese, and Bourbons.

Though scholars continue to debate the date the dwellings were first occupied in Matera,[14]and the continuity of their subsequent occupation, the area of what is now Matera is believed to have been settled since thePalaeolithic(10th millennium BC). This makes it potentially one of theoldest continually inhabited settlements in the world.[15]Alternatively, it has been suggested by Anne Toxey that the area has been "occupied continuously for at least three millennia".[16]

The town of Matera was founded by theRomanLucius Caecilius Metellusin 251 BC who called itMatheola.[17]In AD 664 Matera was conquered by theLombards[citation needed]and became part of theDuchy of Benevento.In the 7th and 8th centuries the nearby grottos were colonised by bothBenedictineandBasilianmonastic institutions.[18][19]After the Arab conquest of Bari in 840,[20]Matera came underIslamic rule.[21]Emancipated from the old Lombard jurisdiction of thegastaldofAcerenzain thePrincipality of Salerno,the town gained regional prominence.[22]

In the spring of 867, it was burnt by the imperial troops ofLouis IIas the first key target inthe emirate's conquest;the Chronicle of St Benedict of Monte Cassino calls it a particularly well-defended site.[23][24][25][26]The Franks soon fell out with the Lombards and the Byzantines exploited the local need for protection from Arab raiding and internal Lombard divisions to retake Apulia, which became thethemeofLongobardiain 891/2.[27]Already by 887,[28]Matera's local Lombard elite bore Byzantine titles, the monastery ofSan Vincenzo al Volturnohad to conduct business before the Byzantine judge and town notables of Matera, and the Greeks of Matera made up the Byzantine garrison of Naples.[29]The precarious Byzantine rule had to contend with the ambitions of Lombard towns and nobles against the background of frequent incursions from the neighbouring duchy of Capua-Benevento and from Arab Sicily. In 940 Matera was besieged, possibly with local assistance, by the Lombards.[30][31][32]

On 25 January 982 the army ofOtto IIcamped before the walls of Matera on its way from Salerno to Taranto, ostensibly marching against the Arabs.[33][34][35]In 994 Matera was temporarily captured by the Arabs after a four-month siege.[36][37][38][39][40]The town continued to play a part in Byzantine governance: in June 1019 thechartoulariosStephanos of Matera assisted in the re-foundation ofTroia.[41]But civic unrest was also endemic and in 1040 the Byzantine judge Romanos was murdered at Matera by the local auxiliary troops during a wave of assaults on Byzantine officials that swept across the region.[42]After the prominent Apulian rebels enlisted the support of theNormansand defeated the newkatepanoof Italy atCannaein 1041,[43][44]Matera fell within the scope of Norman incursions and struck a deal with the invaders.[45]In retaliation for this, the next katepanoGeorgios Maniakes,dispatched to Italy with special powers in April 1042, carried out mass executions in Matera in June, only to launch a rebellion of his own in September.[46][47][48]

After his departure Matera electedWilliam Iron Armas its count (1042),[46][49]but like other towns it remained in Byzantine hands despite the Norman advances[50]– in 1054 diedSico,theprotospathariosof Matera.[51]The city was seized in April 1064 as an independent acquisition byRobert, Count of Montescaglioso,a seditious nephew ofRobert Guiscard,who profited from the involvement of his uncle further south.[52][53][54]After count Robert died in July 1080, Matera accepted the rule of his brotherGeoffrey of Conversano.[55][56]Geoffrey's sonAlexanderjoined a revolt againstRoger IIin 1132, but he fled before the advance of the king to Byzantium and left his son Geoffrey in Matera, whose inhabitants gave the city away to avoid being massacred by the royal troops.[57]Alexander later took part in theByzantine invasion of Italy in 1156.[58]Lombard aristocrats survived with a reduced status: around 1150, Guaimar (III) of Capaccio, a descendant of Lombard princes, held a sub-fief near Matera from the count of Montescaglioso.[59]Meanwhile, after a period of association with the Byzantinemetropolisof Otranto from 968,[60]the episcopal see of Matera was reclaimed by the archbishopric of Acerenza.[61]A new cathedral church of St Eustace was consecrated in May 1082.[62]

After a short communal phase and a series of pestilences and earthquakes, the city became anAragonesepossession in the 15th century, and was given in fief to the barons of theTramontano family.[citation needed]In 1514, however, the population rebelled against the oppression and killedCount Giovanni Carlo Tramontano.In the 17th century Matera was handed over to theOrsiniand then became part of theTerra d'Otranto,inApulia.Later it was capital of the province of Basilicata, a position it retained until 1806, whenJoseph Bonaparteassigned it toPotenza.[citation needed]

In 1927, it became capital of the newprovince of Matera.[citation needed]

Government

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See also:List of mayors of Matera

Since local government political reorganization in 1993, Matera has been governed by the City Council of Matera. Voters elect directly 32 councilors and the Mayor of Matera every five years.

Main sights

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The Sassi (ancient town)

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Main article:Sassi di Matera

Matera has gained international fame for its ancient town, the "Sassi di Matera". The Sassi originated in a prehistorictroglodytesettlement, and these dwellings are thought to be among the first ever human settlements in what is now Italy. The Sassi are habitations dug into thecalcareousrock itself, which is characteristic ofBasilicataandApulia.Many of them are really little more than small caverns, and in some parts of the Sassi a street lies on top of another group of dwellings. The ancient town grew up on one slope of the rocky ravine created by a river that is now a small stream, and this ravine is known locally as "la Gravina". In the 1950s, as part of a policy to clear the extreme poverty of the Sassi, the government of Italy used force to relocate most of the population of the Sassi to new public housing in the developing modern city.

Until the late 1980s the Sassi was still considered an area of poverty, since its dwellings were, and in most cases still are, uninhabitable and dangerous. The present local administration, however, has become more tourism-orientated, and it has promoted the regeneration of the Sassi as apicturesquetourist attraction with the aid of the Italian government, UNESCO, and Hollywood. In 2008, the city began the candidacy process for aEuropean Capital of Culturein 2019; it was designated one of the European Capitals of Culture for 2019 on 17 October 2014.[63]Today there are many thriving businesses, pubs and hotels there, and the city is amongst the fastest growing in southern Italy.[citation needed]

View from the Canyon (Gravina)
  • Interior of a cave house
  • Exterior of a cave church
  • Interior of a cave church

Monasteries and churches

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Stairways in Matera.

Matera preserves a large and diverse collection of buildings related to the Christian faith, including a large number of rupestrian churches carved from thecalcareniterock of the region.[64]These churches, which are also found in the neighbouring region ofApulia,were listed in the1998 World Monuments Watchby theWorld Monuments Fund.

Matera Cathedral(1268–1270) has been dedicated to Santa Maria della Bruna since 1389. Built in an Apulian Romanesque architectural style, the church has a 52 m tall bell tower, and next to the main gate is a statue of the Maria della Bruna, backed by those of Saints Peter and Paul. The main feature of the façade is the rose window, divided by sixteen small columns. The interior is on theLatin crossplan, with anaveand two aisles. The decoration is mainly from the 18th century Baroque restoration, but recently[when?]a Byzantine-style 14th-century fresco portraying theLast Judgementhas been discovered.

Two other important churches in Matera, both dedicated to the Apostle Peter, areSan Pietro Caveoso(in theSasso Caveoso) andSan Pietro Barisano(in theSasso Barisano). San Pietro Barisano was recently restored in a project by theWorld Monuments Fund,funded byAmerican Express.The mainaltarand the interiorfrescoeswere cleaned, and missing pieces of mouldings, reliefs, and other adornments were reconstructed from photographic archives or surrounding fragments.[65]

There are many other churches and monasteries dating back throughout the history of the Christian church. Some are simple caves with a single altar, occasionally accompanied by a fresco, often located on the opposite side of the ravine. Some are complex cave networks with large underground chambers, thought to have been used for meditation by the rupestrian and cenobitic monks.

Cisterns and water collection

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Ferdinandea Fountain

Matera was built above a deep ravine called Gravina of Matera that divides the territory into two areas. Matera was built such that it is hidden, but made it difficult to provide a water supply to its inhabitants. Early dwellers invested tremendous energy in buildingcisternsand systems of water channels.

The largest cistern has been found under Piazza Vittorio Veneto, the Palombaro Lungo which was built in 1832.[66]With its solid pillars carved from the rock and a vault height of more than fifteen metres, it is a veritable water cathedral, which is navigable by boat. Like other cisterns in the town, it collected rainwater that was filtered and flowed in a controlled way to the Sassi.

There were also a large number of little superficial canals that fed pools and hanging gardens. Moreover, many bell-shaped cisterns in dug houses were filled up by seepage. Later, when the population increased, many of these cisterns were turned into houses and other kinds of water-harvesting systems were realised.

Some of these more recent facilities have the shape of houses submerged in the earth.[67]

Natural areas

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The Murgia National Park (Parco della Murgia Materana), a regional park established in 1990, includes the territory of theGravina di Materaand about 150 rock churches scattered along the slopes of the ravines and the plateau of the Murgia. This area, inhabited since prehistoric times, still preserves stationing dating back to the Paleolithic, such as the Grotta dei pipistrelli (cave of the bats), and to the Neolithic.[68][69]The symbol of the park is thelesser kestrel.

The San Giuliano Regional Reserve, a protected area established in 2000, includesLake San Giuliano,an artificial reservoir created by the damming of the Bradano river, and the river sections upstream and downstream of it.[70]

Timmari

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Colle di Timmari, a green plateau located about 15 km from the city, dominates the Bradano valley and the San Giuliano lake. It is a pleasant residential area, and on the top of the hill there is the small Sanctuary of San Salvatore, dating back to 1310, and an important archaeological area.

  • Gravina di Matera
  • Murgia National Park with prehistoric caves and rupestrian churches
  • Horses in the Murgia National Park
  • Saracen village
  • Cave church of San Luca alla Selva
  • San Giuliano Regional Reserve

Other sights

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  • The Tramontano Castle
  • Palazzo Lanfranchi
  • Auditorium of the culture centreCasa Cava

TheTramontano Castle,begun in the early 16th century byGian Carlo Tramontano, Count of Matera,is probably the only other structure that is above ground of any great significance outside the sassi. However, the construction remained unfinished after his assassination in the popular riot of 29 December 1514. It has three large towers, while twelve were probably included in the original design. During some restoration work in the main square of the town, workers came across what were believed to be the main footings of another castle tower. However, on further excavation large Roman cisterns were unearthed. Whole house structures were discovered where one can see how the people of that era lived.

ThePalazzo dell'Annunziatais a historical building on the main square, seat of Provincial Library.

Culture

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On 17 October 2014, Matera was declaredEuropean Capital of Culturefor 2019, together withBulgaria's second-largest city,Plovdiv.

Cuisine

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Pane di Matera
Crapiata
Strazzate

The cuisine of Matera is a typical "cucina povera" (peasant food) from Southern Italy. It features a sort of blend of Basilicata andApulia's cuisines being in a border area between the two regions. Some specialties are "peperoni cruschi",a sweet and dry pepper variety very popular in Basilicata, and" Pane di Matera ", a type of bread recognizable for its intense flavour and conical shape, grantedProtected Geographical Indication(PGI) status.[71]Matera produces an eponymous wine which bears theDenominazione di origine controllata(DOC) designation.[72]

Some dishes from the local cuisine include:

  • Crapiata,a peasant soup with chickpeas, beans, broad beans, wheat, lentils, cicerchie. An old recipe dating to the Roman period, later enriched with other ingredients such as potatoes, it is a common ritual grown into "Sassi di Matera" and celebrated on 1 August[73]
  • Orecchiette alla materana,bakedorecchiette-pasta seasoned with tomatoes, lamb,mozzarellaandPecorinocheese
  • Pasta con i peperoni cruschi,a pasta dish withpeperoni cruschiand fried breadcrumb. Grated cheese or turnip greens can be added.
  • Cialedda,a frugal recipe with stale bread as a main ingredient. It can be "calda" (hot) with egg, bay leaves, garlic and olives or "fredda" (cold) with tomatoes and garlic.[74]
  • Pignata,sheep meat with potatoes, onion, tomatoes and celery cooked in the "pignata", a terracotta pot shaped like an amphora.[75]
  • Strazzate,crumbly biscuits prepared with egg, almonds and coffee

Cinema

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Enrique IrazoquiandPier Paolo Pasoliniin Matera, on the set ofThe Gospel According to St. Matthew,1964

Because of the ancient primeval-looking scenery in and around the Sassi, it has been used by filmmakers as the setting for ancient Jerusalem. The following famous biblical period motion pictures were filmed in Matera:

Other movies filmed in the city include:[77]

Music

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Matera appears in the music videos for the songs "Sun Goes Down"(2014) byRobin Schulz[78]and "Spit Out the Bone"(2016) byMetallica.[79]

Religious traditions

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Matera Cathedral

The Feast of the Madonna della Bruna, held in Matera on 2 July each year, is notable for its religious procession featuring an ornamented chariot which is then pulled apart by spectators. The origins of the festival are not well known, because its story has changed while being handed down from generation to generation. One of these legends says that a woman asked a farmer to go up on his wagon to accompany her to Matera. When she arrived to the periphery of the city, she got off the wagon and asked farmer to take her message to the bishop. In this message she said she was Christ's mother. The bishop, the clergy and the folk rushed to receive the Virgin, but they found a statue. So the statue of Madonna entered in the city on a triumphal wagon. Another legend talks about a destruction of the wagon: Saracens besiege Matera and the citizens, to protect the painting of Madonna, hid it on a little wagon. They then destroyed the wagon to keep the Saracens from taking the painting.[80]

Different hypotheses are attributed to the name ofMadonna della Bruna:the first says that the noun derives from the Lombard high-medieval termbrùnja(armor/protection of knights). So the name might meanMadonna of defense.Another hypothesis is that the name comes fromherbon,a city of Giudea, where the Virgin went to visit her cousin Elisabetta. A third hypothesis says that the name comes from the colour of the Virgin's face. The profane insertions such as thenavaliswagon and its violent destruction, along with the intimacy and the religious solemnity, suggest this festival shares roots with ancient traditions of other Mediterranean countries. For example, in Greek culture, wedding parties also celebrate with a triumphal wagon (ships on wheelsrichly designed).[81] The Madonna's sculpture is located in a case in the transept of the cathedral dedicated to her, where there is also a fresco that portrays her. It dates back to the 13th century and it belongs to the Byzantine school.[82]

Notable people

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Transportation

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Matera is theterminal stationof the Bari–Matera, a narrow gauge railroad managed byFerrovie Appulo Lucane.The nearest airport isBari Airport. Matera is connected to the A14 Bologna-Taranto motorway through the SS99 national road. It is also served by the SS407, SS665 and SS106 national road.

Bus connection to Italy's main cities is provided by private firms.

Sport

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Twin towns – sister cities

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See also:List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy

Matera istwinnedwith:[83][84]

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  • Via Ridola
  • Via Bruno Buozzi
  • Domenico Ridola archeological museum
  • Palazzo dell'Annunziata
  • Chiesa di San Francesco d'Assisi
  • Church of San Agostino
  • Church of San Giovanni Battista
  • San Pietro Caveoso

See also

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Further reading

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  • Warkentin, Elizabeth (March 10, 2023)."Italy's impressive subterranean civilisation".BBC Travel.

Notes

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  1. ^"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011".Italian National Institute of Statistics.RetrievedMarch 16,2019.
  2. ^"Total Resident Population on 1st January 2018 by sex and marital status. Municipality: Matera".National Institute of Statistics (Italy).RetrievedJanuary 27,2018.
  3. ^Toxey 2011,p. 17.
  4. ^Toxey 2011,p. 23.
  5. ^Toxey 2011,p. 24–25.
  6. ^Toxey 2011,p. 30–1.
  7. ^Toxey 2011,p. 21–22.
  8. ^Toxey 2011,p. 24.
  9. ^Toxey 2011,p. 38–41.
  10. ^Toxey 2011,p. 41–2, 45.
  11. ^Toxey 2011,p. 47, 63.
  12. ^Toxey 2011,p. 54–58.
  13. ^Toxey 2011,p. 59.
  14. ^Toxey 2011,p. 36.
  15. ^Leonardo A. Chisena,Matera dalla civita al piano: stratificazione, classi sociali e costume politico,Congedo, 1984, p.7
  16. ^Anne Parmly Toxey (2016)."Recasting Materan Identity: The Warring And Melding Of Political Ideologies Carved In Stone".In Micara, Ludovico; Petruccioli, Attilio; Vadini, Ettore (eds.).The Mediterranean Medina: International Seminar.Gangemi Editore spa.ISBN9788849290134.RetrievedApril 14,2019.
  17. ^Domenico, Roy Palmer (2002).The Regions of Italy: A Reference Guide to History and Culture.Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 37.ISBN9780313307331.
  18. ^Toxey 2011,p. 32.
  19. ^Horner, Mark (July 13, 2024)."Matera, Basilicata Region, Italy -".The Alpha Group - Mark Horner.RetrievedJuly 13,2024.
  20. ^Bondioli 2018,p. 472–5.
  21. ^Kreutz 1991,p. 38.
  22. ^Gay 1904,p. 178.
  23. ^Kreutz 1991,p. 41, 172.
  24. ^Musca 1964,p. 92.
  25. ^Bondioli 2018,p. 487.
  26. ^Churchill 1979,p. 123.
  27. ^Whittow 1996,p. 307–9.
  28. ^von Falkenhausen 1967,p. 21.
  29. ^Gay 1904,p. 177–8.
  30. ^von Falkenhausen 1967,p. 79.
  31. ^Kreutz 1991,p. 98, 188.
  32. ^Churchill 1979,p. 126.
  33. ^Gay 1904,p. 333.
  34. ^Kreutz 1991,p. 122, 198.
  35. ^Loud 2000,p. 26.
  36. ^Churchill 1979,p. 131.
  37. ^von Falkenhausen 1967,p. 52.
  38. ^Loud 2000,p. 28.
  39. ^Kreutz 1991,p. 123.
  40. ^Gay 1904,p. 338.
  41. ^von Falkenhausen 1967,p. 113, 177.
  42. ^Gay 1904,p. 454–5.
  43. ^Loud 2000,p. 78–80, 94.
  44. ^Gay 1904,p. 456.
  45. ^Gay 1904,p. 459.
  46. ^abChurchill 1979,p. 140.
  47. ^von Falkenhausen 1967,p. 59, 61, 91.
  48. ^Gay 1904,p. 462.
  49. ^Gay 1904,p. 466.
  50. ^Loud 2000,p. 100.
  51. ^Churchill 1979,p. 143.
  52. ^Loud 2000,p. 132, 237.
  53. ^Gay 1904,p. 533–4.
  54. ^Churchill 1979,p. 145.
  55. ^Loud 2000,p. 243.
  56. ^Churchill 1979,p. 149.
  57. ^Loud 2012,p. 91–2, 204–5.
  58. ^Murray 2021,p. 311.
  59. ^Loud 2021,p. 200.
  60. ^von Falkenhausen 1967,p. 31, 48, 148.
  61. ^Gay 1904,p. 549.
  62. ^Churchill 1979,p. 151–2.
  63. ^Sarnacchiaro, Pasquale; Micera, Roberto; Simonetti, Biagio; Ciuffreda, Raffaela (April 1, 2024)."Residents' attitudes towards tourism development: evaluation and management in Matera city destination".Quality & Quantity.doi:10.1007/s11135-024-01853-6.ISSN0033-5177.
  64. ^Colin Amery and Brian Curran,Vanishing Histories,Harry N. Abrams, New York, NY: 2001, p. 44.
  65. ^World Monuments Fund – Rupestrian Churches of Puglia and the City of Matera
  66. ^"Piazza Vittorio Veneto".Divento.RetrievedFebruary 11,2021.
  67. ^Museo Laboratorio della Civiltà Contadina ONLUS (2014) [1st. Pub. 2007].Water-harvesting systems of Matera, from Neolithic to the first half of XX century.Matera.ISBN978-1500611569.{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  68. ^Circolo culturale La Scaletta (1966).Le Chiese rupestri di Matera.De Luca ed.
  69. ^Mario Tommaselli (1986).Le masserie fortificate del materano.De Luca ed.
  70. ^The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World(13 ed.). London: Times Books. 2011. p. 78 K2.ISBN9780007419135.
  71. ^"Bread of Matera, a world patrimony".italianfoodexcellence.November 14, 2016.RetrievedNovember 16,2020.
  72. ^"The Wines Of Basilicata".made-in-italy.RetrievedJanuary 15,2021.
  73. ^"Traditions".vivimatera.it.RetrievedJanuary 15,2021.
  74. ^"Bread from Matera".italia.it.RetrievedJanuary 15,2021.
  75. ^"'La Pignata' - A Materan Classic ".lalucana.February 28, 2018.RetrievedJanuary 15,2021.
  76. ^"Movie Review: Audacious Bible-era story 'The Book of Clarence' is maybe too audacious".
  77. ^"Matera e il Cinema".Matera Private Tours.RetrievedMarch 26,2021.
  78. ^Lilja Haefele (October 6, 2014)."Robin Schulz" Sun Goes Down "(Lilja, dir.)".videostatic.RetrievedNovember 11,2016.
  79. ^"Matera nel nuovo video dei Metallica".retecinemabasilicata.it. November 18, 2016.RetrievedNovember 20,2016.
  80. ^Rota, Lorenzo (2001).Matera: the History of a Town.Matera: Giannatelli. p. 342.ISBN9788897906001.
  81. ^"The Feast of the Madonna della Bruna".Festa della Bruna.2018.RetrievedMarch 22,2019.
  82. ^Morelli, Michele (2006).La festa della Bruna.Matera: Adecom.ISBN9788897906001.
  83. ^"Un'associazione per Romeo Sarra".lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it(in Italian). La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno. May 31, 2014.RetrievedMay 4,2021.
  84. ^"Toms River Partners With Italian City To Promote Tourism, Cultural Exchanges".patch.Patch. March 7, 2015.RetrievedMay 4,2021.

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