Matera –  Munich of Bavaria, guided roundtrip.

Matera – Munich of Bavaria, guided roundtrip.

There must be an invisible thread that connects Matera to Munich of Bavaria. And the guides of the two cities. Do you remember the story of Anita Bestler, known three years ago on vacation with my family in Sicily? We wanted to visit Palermo, a quick search on the Net...
When the Crib at Matera was alive…

When the Crib at Matera was alive…

They made a movie about that, among the many filmed in that  amazing natural scenery in the past 60 years. “The Nativity Story” was filmed there in 2006 by Catherine Hardwicke to tell the Advent just as it’s described in the Gospels. Nothing better...
A great summer of music in Matera

A great summer of music in Matera

It is the only in Lucania whose value has been recognized by the Ministry of National Heritage and Culture with access to the FUS Culture Fund. Besides, the Festival Duni has meanwhile made rediscover the great Materan musician of ‘700 to whom is entitled:...
His Majesty the bread of Matera

His Majesty the bread of Matera

Until the ’50s when there was life in the Sassi, nobody used to buy it. The bread in fact, such as pasta, everyone did it themselves at home. Usually once a week, on Monday night, when women remained awake for mixing water, wheat flour and yeast, then to let the...