Criterion (iii): The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera represent an outstanding example of a rock-cut settlement, adapted perfectly to its geomorphological setting and ecosystem ...

This is the most outstanding, intact example of a troglodyte settlement in the Mediterranean ... Matera ligt in de zuidelijke regio Basilicata. De Sassi van Matera en het park met rotskerken laat ...