L'Hotel in Pietra

Matera


The lobby of this hotel in Sasso Barisano makes sensitive use of a former 13th-century chapel complete with soaring arches, while the nine rock-cut rooms combine soft golden stone with the natural cave interior. Furnishings are Zen-style with low beds, and the bathrooms are super stylish and include vast sunken tubs.


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1. Cathedral

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Set high up on a spur between the two natural bowls of the sassi, the wan, graceful exterior of the 13th-century Pugliese-Romanesque cathedral makes the…

2. Chiesa San Pietro Barisano

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5. Palombaro Lungo

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6. Casa Noha

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7. Museo della Scultura Contemporanea

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The setting of this fabulous museum of contemporary sculpture – deeply recessed caves and the frescoed rooms of the 16th-century Palazzo Pomarici – is as…

8. Convento di Sant'Agostino

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