Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo, Sassi di Matera, Basilicata, Italy

The Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo, or Church of St Peter and St Paul, 13th century, at the Sasso Caveoso, Sassi di Matera, Basilicata, Southern Italy. The Sassi originated in a prehistoric troglodyte dwellings, thought to be the oldest human settlement in Italy. Matera is known as la Citta Sotterranea or the Subterranean City, and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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The Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo, or Church of St Peter and St Paul, 13th century, at the Sasso Caveoso, Sassi di Matera, Basilicata, Southern Italy. The Sassi originated in a prehistoric troglodyte dwellings, thought to be the oldest human settlement in Italy. Matera is known as la Citta Sotterranea or the Subterranean City, and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen