That’s what brought us to Sextantio Le Grotte della Civita, an 18-room albergo diffuso ("scattered hotel") built into centuries-old caves in the mountainside city of Matera in southern Italy.

In Matera, Italy, a village known for having dwellings, churches and palaces carved into the volcanic hillside, you'll find Sextantio Le Grotte della Civita. This boutique cave hotel comprises 18 ...

On the northern edge of this famed UNESCO city, eying the sassi (Matera's spooky cave-pocked landscape), the Gravina gorge and the river below, this hotel exploits its mix of ancient tufa homes ...

Located just off piazza San Pietro Caveoso, conveniently positioned on one of the main roads at the edge of the old city, amid the fantastical caves that excite Matera's frenzied fans, this lodge ...

Nestled in Italy lies a true natural and architectural wonder that is considered to be the oldest urban settlement in Europe. The city was built above a ravine, named Gravina of Matera, and is ...