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Matera at Night: Matera Italy Comes Alive

The Gem of Basilicata isn't just for day trippers

By , About.com Guide

Matera is one of my favorite cities in Europe. It has a weird and wonderful mid-summer festival called Festa della Madonna Bruna, rock-cut cave houses called sassi, and some very interesting places to stay.

Matera's passeggiata is one of the highlights of the early evening, especially in the fall when darkness falls early and the multicolored fountain spews great plumes of water at the center of the strolling throng in front of the historic city hall.

Enjoy our Matera at night pictures. Click each picture to see it full sized.

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matera pictureThe Multicolored Fountain in Front of the Ex Convento dell'Annunziatamatera pictureMatera's Evening Stroll Starts at the Fountain in the Piazza Venetomatera pictureMatera Skyline at Nightmatera pictureMatera's Hypogeum is Located in the Piazza Vittorio Veneto
matera picturePicture of the Matera Skyline at Night matera pictureSan Giovanni Battista is My Favorite Romanesque Church in Materamatera picturePicture of La Chiesa del Purgatorio Taken at Night

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