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The Crypt of the Original Sin

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Contrada Pietrapenta, Matera, Basilicata 75100, Italy

Until relatively recently, a cave in southern Italy was obscured by Biblical frescoes dating back a thousand years.
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Chiesa del Purgatorio

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Via Domenico Ridola, 4, Matera, Basilicata 75100, Italy

The church dedicated to purgatory souls is adorned with skulls and skeletons.
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La Palomba

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Contrada Pedale della Palomba, SS7, Matera, Basilicata 75100, Italy

Sculptures made from 9/11 rubble can be found in an abandoned quarry.
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Colobraro

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43 SP154, Colobraro, Matera, Basilicata 75021, Italy

There is a myth that saying the name of this town out loud will bring bad luck.
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Alianello Ghost Town

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Aliano, Str. Provinciale Aliano - Alianello, Aliano, Matera, Basilicata 75010, Italy

In 1980, an earthquake destroyed this village, but one former resident still walks its streets today.
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Sassi di Matera

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Sassi di Matera, Matera, Basilicata 75100, Italy

Since the Neolithic period, people have lived in cave houses on this Italian hillside.
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Centro di Geodesia Spaziale (Center for Space Geodesy)

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Centro di Geodesia Spaziale 'Giuseppe Colombo', Località Terlecchia, Matera, Basilicata 75100, Italy

One of the few places of its kind, this space research center sits deep in the countryside of Matera.
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The Village of Craco

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Strada Comunale Craco-Montalbano Jonico, 6, Matera, Basilicata 75010, Italy

Ghost town on an Italian countryside.
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Cathedral of Matera

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Piazza Duomo, Matera, Basilicata 75100, Italy

The Matera Cathedral, also known as the Duomo di Matera, is a 13th century Roman Catholic cathedral located in Basilicata, Italy.
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Park of the Rupestrian Churches

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Parco della Murgia Materana. 968, Matera, Basilicata 75100, Italy

Matera's history traces back to prehistoric times, when evidence of pottery vessels from the Early Neolithic period were discovered in the caves.

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