About Matera Matera is one of Italy's most impressive, unusual and extraordinary destinations, a place like no other in the world. It is located in Southern Italy, on the arch of Italy's boot, in the region of Basilicata, bordering another famous region in southern Italy, Puglia. It is about an hour and a half train ride from the city of Bari. The incredible town has an ancient history dating back to prehistoric times and is famous for the extensive cave-dwelling districts ca