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This Matera hotel allows you to see the famous cave dwellings of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Sassi, meaning the stones, up close: you'll be staying in them. Some 1,400 metres of this unique historical site, which has been home to the people of this Basilicata town.

Undoubtedly one of Italy's most unusual accommodation options, this Matera hotel has been built around San Martino, a de-consecrated church in the renowned Sassi historical district. Rooms have been painstakingly fashioned out of the ancient cave-style dwellings that have been home to local people for several thousand years.

Ideally placed for guests to experience the unique charms of Matera's historical Sassi district, this three-star hotel is housed in a conversion of two 18th-century buildings that blends in seamlessly with its impressive historical surroundings.

This Matera hotel is right in the heart of the town's Sassi district, the well-preserved ancient settlement of remarkable houses, thousands of years old, which were carved from the rock itself.

Entirely renovated in 2005, this Matera hotel offers a modern accommodation option from where to explore one of southern Italy's oldest tourist attractions. Matera is home to the Sassi, an ancient settlement dug into the stone to form a series of atmospheric cave dwellings.