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IMG_1147 - Italy uses many elevated highways.
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IMG_1152 - The city of Matera, in the province of Matera, in the region of Basilicata.
IMG_1155 - The Sassi di Matera are two districts (Sasso Caveoso and Sasso Barisano) of the of Matera.
IMG_1156 - Sassi di Matera means "Stones of Matera", referring to the caves and stone buildings.
IMG_1157 - From 7000 BC to the ~1960's, people lived in caves here.
IMG_1158 - These cave dwellings are thought to include the first ever human settlements in what is now Italy.
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IMG_1165 - In the ravine, the small stream was once the Gravina river, providing water for the settlements.