That’s what brought us to Sextantio Le Grotte della Civita, an 18-room albergo diffuso ("scattered hotel") built into centuries-old caves in the mountainside city of Matera in southern Italy.

Nestled in Italy lies ... named Gravina of Matera, and is known as "Sassi di Matera", with 'sassi' translating to stones in Italian. The Sassi di Matera are a series of ancient cave dwellings ...

While Amfitheatrof’s property is private, other spectacular cave hotels can be found elsewhere in Italy. In Sicily ... most ancient part of the city of Matera, there’s the dramatic Sextantio ...