In the beginning was ... Pasolini. Who, settling in Matera his movie Gospel according to Matthew, brought the city to national attention, showing the exceptional beauty while lambasting the pitiful state of disrepair and neglect. The Sassi as ancient Jerusalem and the...
Of the many visitors who every day arrive to Matera from all over the world, Americans are among the most numerous. And even those who are more enchanted by the wonders of this great city and its territory. If you heard and you saw how enthusiastically cast their...
It is definitely one of the most interesting aspects of the profession of tourist guide. The chance to meet different people every day who come from every corner of the world. Sure you soon get used to the Americans, Japanese, Australians, British and all the other...
"With radio you can write or read or cook - Eugenio Finardi says in a famous song of 1976 – you don’t have to stay still sat watching . Maybe that's what makes me prefer it, because with the radio you do not stop thinking . I love radio because it comes from the...
Sometimes it happens that the guide is....guided! By his curiosity, the desire to know, to travel. Last stop in Sicily,Palermo. Beautiful city, full of history and humanity. And Anita Bestler that knows perfectly that history and is full of humanity. I had contacted...
The first official edition was held on July 2, 1389. That year, in fact, Pope Urban VI, who had been archbishop of Matera from 1363 to 1377, had instituted the celebration of the Visitation. But the devotion to Mary is certainly older, at least as much as the city of...