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| Matera is a sole and charming town, rises laid to a fissure in which were dug in the deep rock caves that had been ancient residences. These are called Sassi of Matera and have inspiring poets and writers among which Carlo Levi in his romance Christ has stopped to Eboli and were evocative scenery for the film "The Passion" of Mel Gibson. In the course of centuries, until to arrive to XIX century, Matera was remodelled from numerous rich proprietors that outlined the line of boundary between the high and low part of the town. A visit deserve the Castle Tramontano, raised in XV century and ever finished, the Cathedral of XIII century, of rchitecture romanico-pugliese more time remaked, the Church of San Francesco, of XIII century and the Nationa Museum Domenico Ridola that preserve reports from the age of the bronze to the roman period. To little kilometers from the town deserve a visit the Park of the rocky churches, characterized from natural caves that testify the presence of Greek and Latin community. The cusine has a lot in common with the culinary traditions pugliesi; in fact the typical dishes are the broad bean and beets and lamb to the mushrooms, while as regards the sweets to taste are the "cicirata", small marbles fried and covered of honey and the cakes of cheese. |
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 Museums of Italy 3000 technical forms about the italian museums, from the Valle D'Aosta at the Sicily, from the sculpture at the painting, from the industrial archaeology at the ancient prints, the games of our forefathers and the crockery of the ancient romans... |  Painting, sculpture, photography... Every art's style in every places: galleries, castles, museums, cloister are the ideal frames to grant the works of the great artist of the past or contemporary; over 1330 exhibitions to let you know what you've lost and what's in programme in a few weeks. |
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 Smau 2006 4th October 2006 - From a generalist event to a Professional Show: Smau 2006 enters a new era for its 43rd edition. |  14th Spring Days 25th and 26th March 2006 - The FAI invites you at the 14th edition of FAI Spring Days: a sole occasion to visit, free, places and monuments usually closed for public. |
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 Lets Jazz 2005 July 15 2005 - In the wonderful frame of the town of the Sassi begins the 18° edition of the international festival of music jazz. | Michelangelo Pistoletto – Love Difference June 4 2005 - The SoutHeritage Foundation presents in a sole preview in Matera some projects of the Master present in the ambit of the 51^ International Exhibition of Art |
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