unterwegs zwischen Cerignola und Gravina (© Buelip…
unterwegs zwischen Cerignola und Gravina (© Buelip…
in Gravina in Puglia (© Buelipix)
Gravina in Puglia (© Buelipix)
bei Gravina in Puglia ... P.i.P. (© Buelipix)
Gravina in Puglia (© Buelipix)
Blick auf die Stadt Gravina in Puglia (© Buelipix)
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Viaduct, Gravina di Puglia
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Matera - Convento di Sant'Agostino
The original settlement of Matera lies in two canyons carved by the Gravina River. This area, the Sassi di Matera, is a complex of cave dwellings carved into the ancient river canyon. The settlement is divided into the districts of Sasso Barisano and Sasso Caveoso.
The cave settlements in the area are an exceptional example in the Mediterranean area. Inhabited since the Neolithic Age, Matera can be considered one of the oldest cities in the world.
According to Greek, Roman, Langobard and Byzantine history, which Matera shares with all of southern Italy, Saracens devastated the place in 938. It came under Norman rule in 1043, became a royal seat and thus achieved considerable wealth. This bloom continued under the subsequent regiments of the Staufer and Anjou, in 1270 the cathedral of Matera was completed.
Already by the late 1800s, Matera's cave dwellings became noted for intractable poverty, poor sanitation, meager working conditions, and rampant disease. In 1948, when the city was hit by malaria, 15,000 people lived in 3,300 rooms. From the 1950s on the residents were relocated to newly built apartment blocks. Since the Sassi are now a museum town, tourism is also becoming increasingly important.
Known as la città sotterranea ("the underground city"), the Sassi and the park of the Rupestrian Churches were named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993. In 2019, Matera was declared a European Capital of Culture.
The complex was built in 1592 for the Order of Saint Augustine ("Emeritani di Sant'Agostino") and is large and pretty for a mendicant order. The Baroque Church Santa Maria delle Grazie was added two years later. Destroyed in 1734 by an earthquake, the complex was restored and became the seat of the General Chapter of the Augustinian Order. Today it hosts the seat of the Superintendence for Architectural and Environmental Heritage.
The church was built over the preexisting rock church of San Giuliano, that can be entered from the nave of Santa Maria delle Grazie.
The cave settlements in the area are an exceptional example in the Mediterranean area. Inhabited since the Neolithic Age, Matera can be considered one of the oldest cities in the world.
According to Greek, Roman, Langobard and Byzantine history, which Matera shares with all of southern Italy, Saracens devastated the place in 938. It came under Norman rule in 1043, became a royal seat and thus achieved considerable wealth. This bloom continued under the subsequent regiments of the Staufer and Anjou, in 1270 the cathedral of Matera was completed.
Already by the late 1800s, Matera's cave dwellings became noted for intractable poverty, poor sanitation, meager working conditions, and rampant disease. In 1948, when the city was hit by malaria, 15,000 people lived in 3,300 rooms. From the 1950s on the residents were relocated to newly built apartment blocks. Since the Sassi are now a museum town, tourism is also becoming increasingly important.
Known as la città sotterranea ("the underground city"), the Sassi and the park of the Rupestrian Churches were named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993. In 2019, Matera was declared a European Capital of Culture.
The complex was built in 1592 for the Order of Saint Augustine ("Emeritani di Sant'Agostino") and is large and pretty for a mendicant order. The Baroque Church Santa Maria delle Grazie was added two years later. Destroyed in 1734 by an earthquake, the complex was restored and became the seat of the General Chapter of the Augustinian Order. Today it hosts the seat of the Superintendence for Architectural and Environmental Heritage.
The church was built over the preexisting rock church of San Giuliano, that can be entered from the nave of Santa Maria delle Grazie.
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