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Heim / Merki sassi cave district /

By the 18th century some of these caves had evolved into fairly grand mansions and convents

matera_italy0325.jpg SmámyndirFrom the 8th - 13th centuries, it is believed that such caves provided refuge for the monks from Eastern AnatoliaSmámyndirFrom the 8th - 13th centuries, it is believed that such caves provided refuge for the monks from Eastern AnatoliaSmámyndirFrom the 8th - 13th centuries, it is believed that such caves provided refuge for the monks from Eastern Anatolia

[Sassi di Matera - Matera - Italy]