tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post3473211518715981928..comments2024-03-23T16:18:34.397+00:00Comments on Where Five Valleys Meet: The 9,000 year old town of MateraRosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-18130698698983281422017-06-05T21:36:13.674+01:002017-06-05T21:36:13.674+01:00That looks a very striking city, you introduces us...That looks a very striking city, you introduces us to so many wonderful places. Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-12130392362355062142017-06-05T17:03:56.014+01:002017-06-05T17:03:56.014+01:00Dearest Rosemary, indeed the human race has always...Dearest Rosemary, indeed the human race has always been oh so reluctant to 'change'...Mariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-7698324503129662312017-06-05T10:46:44.358+01:002017-06-05T10:46:44.358+01:00Dear Mariette - thank you for showing such an inte...Dear Mariette - thank you for showing such an interest in this post on Materea - it is a place that will remain with me forever. It is incredible that they were still living in such conditions up until 60 years ago, but even at that time many of them were reluctant to give up the life that they were used to and move into modern appartments. The people of Matera still have to this day a very strong sense of their own unique identity and also still speak in a dialect which is not understood easily even by Italians.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-80507610462392577782017-06-05T02:11:30.497+01:002017-06-05T02:11:30.497+01:00Dearest Rosemary,
Together with my husband we read...Dearest Rosemary,<br />Together with my husband we read this incredible post and I also shared it with my dear friend who grew up in the South of Italy, born in the U.S. but living with her Grandmother for a while. <br />Matera is such a rich cultural witness to ancient times!<br />Fabulous area for all those biblical movies.<br />But also sad to know that up into the 60s families lived under such poor conditions without any sanitation.<br />It humbles us, when visiting places like that and makes us return to our own home place with gratitude!<br />Thanks for sharing your fabulous photos with your readers and sending you hugs,<br />MarietteMariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-64983374594299254452017-06-02T08:26:34.188+01:002017-06-02T08:26:34.188+01:00I hope you doI hope you doRosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-4356820884897880392017-06-01T23:32:39.803+01:002017-06-01T23:32:39.803+01:00Must absolutely pay a visit one day!Must absolutely pay a visit one day!Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06299152873788609754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-27145293917623652682017-06-01T18:29:36.265+01:002017-06-01T18:29:36.265+01:00I have wanted to visit Matera for a long time and ...I have wanted to visit Matera for a long time and I am happy that it lived up to my expectations.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-59031021483441461882017-06-01T16:36:42.203+01:002017-06-01T16:36:42.203+01:00How awe-inspiring Matera is! I really like the col...How awe-inspiring Matera is! I really like the colors of the region, the unique cave-dwellings, and its exotic feel. No wonder that it is one of the most popular tourists destinations. Thanks for sharing, Rosemary.<br /><br />Yoko<br />stardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10684501661629146087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-33743027199064053912017-05-31T09:57:10.204+01:002017-05-31T09:57:10.204+01:00Glad you enjoyed seeing themGlad you enjoyed seeing themRosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-55340729221369226482017-05-31T07:45:20.647+01:002017-05-31T07:45:20.647+01:00Wauu ... what a spectacular place. Thanks for shar...Wauu ... what a spectacular place. Thanks for sharing. These photos are so lovely.orvokkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11408082210385156163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-68336106528473682752017-05-30T15:57:00.046+01:002017-05-30T15:57:00.046+01:00No, we are still recovering from this trip - it ta...No, we are still recovering from this trip - it takes us much longer to get over lots of travelling these days.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-76124677531779084222017-05-30T15:43:32.440+01:002017-05-30T15:43:32.440+01:00Are you visiting any new places soon? :))Are you visiting any new places soon? :))Bea Cupcakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042986761923614026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-72631270836721797912017-05-30T07:42:21.754+01:002017-05-30T07:42:21.754+01:00So lovely to hear from you Becky - glad you enjoye...So lovely to hear from you Becky - glad you enjoyed seeing this post on Matera, we both had a great time in southern Italy♡ Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-59058673332514620672017-05-29T19:24:45.506+01:002017-05-29T19:24:45.506+01:00WOW! Matera looks beautiful and the view. I would ...WOW! Matera looks beautiful and the view. I would love to go there sometime!! <br />Becky xBea Cupcakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042986761923614026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-86963207946381015072017-05-29T18:08:40.567+01:002017-05-29T18:08:40.567+01:00Get down there quick Jane before the hoards arrive...Get down there quick Jane before the hoards arrive.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-25570819057969351032017-05-29T12:12:33.412+01:002017-05-29T12:12:33.412+01:00Matera is an absolute MUST see , and though I have...Matera is an absolute MUST see , and though I have lived in Italy for around 35 years I still have to see it ! Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06592451071109351862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-88963593018855926552017-05-28T09:12:47.322+01:002017-05-28T09:12:47.322+01:00We didn't actually stay there as we were on ou...We didn't actually stay there as we were on our way to a hotel beside the sea, but I do know that there are some very interesting cave hotels in Matera. We stayed in a cave hotel in Cappadocia and it was a memorable experience with wonderful rugs and interesting artifacts from antiquity hung on the walls.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-30629892697270154192017-05-27T21:17:31.893+01:002017-05-27T21:17:31.893+01:00Very trueVery trueRosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-24546144716009089002017-05-27T16:37:33.582+01:002017-05-27T16:37:33.582+01:00Wow, that is quite the place!Wow, that is quite the place!Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-90208042056956696372017-05-27T16:24:59.770+01:002017-05-27T16:24:59.770+01:00I didn't see that series but did see Francesco...I didn't see that series but did see Francesco's Venice programmes - he lives in the most glorious Palazzo in Venice and what a debonaire character he is.<br />Matera has a way to go before it becomes like northern Italy - by 2.00pm we had the town almost to ourselves - now is time to get there before the throngs will their selfie sticks arrive. Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-50332678627479655302017-05-27T16:18:53.412+01:002017-05-27T16:18:53.412+01:00♡♡Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-14895381126410679202017-05-27T12:14:31.770+01:002017-05-27T12:14:31.770+01:00Enjoyed Francesco da Mosto's Italy Top to Toe ...Enjoyed Francesco da Mosto's Italy Top to Toe last year and Matera was a real highlight in that travel programme. Nice to see it's fully restored now from a slum with children begging in the lanes and caves for medicines after a virus swept through it post Second World War right up into the 1960s (Italy's great shame)but now transformed and rescued as a top tourist destination instead. Even Harlem in New York is now too upmarket for any poor people to live there with house prices spiraling and traditional residents moving out- the fate of any slum eventually :o)<br />Great set of photos.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-67897459254383877852017-05-27T09:41:20.841+01:002017-05-27T09:41:20.841+01:00Stunning Stunning BacktoBodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-84638365819171883712017-05-26T23:12:57.721+01:002017-05-26T23:12:57.721+01:00I'm very tempted to visit. I keep getting sent...I'm very tempted to visit. I keep getting sent offers from a lovely looking hotel there, in the very old part of the town. One of these days we shall succumb, especially having now seen your post! rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-713038939075838182017-05-26T18:38:16.823+01:002017-05-26T18:38:16.823+01:00Thanks Titti - so pleased that you found it an int...Thanks Titti - so pleased that you found it an interesting post - hope you are getting the lovely hot weather in Sweden.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com