This is one of several (probably the most popular) Sassi houses converted into a small museum to present the history and way of living in Matera. Entry fee is around 5 Euros and imo totally worth it. The museum consists of 4 parts. First is the original cave dwelling house with household items, kitchen, furniture, place for live stock,...etc. Explanations are available in different languages on your mobile (ask the kind staff for wifi in order to have it). After that you move to next door cave where you can watch a short movie about Matera history. Third cave is an old Church and the forth one explains the water collection system. Count on around half an hour for entire visit.

This is a must visit to understand more fully the recent history of Matera and its people. Firstly visit Casa Noha then come here. Here there is the original sassi in which are displayed the artefscts of the people's everyday life and an audio guide explains it all. Next door is the Neviera (snow cave) in which a very informative video film narrates more about the history, then finally is a cave church. All of these provide valuable informtion and are places not to be missed when undertsanding the history of Matera.

Casa Grotta di Vico Solitario is a 20th century cave dwelling that is typically furnished to show you how people lived in these caves in the 18th century and provide an insight into life there. Families lived together with their animals and existed without running water, heat and had poor sanitation. Running water, sewers and electricity was not introduced until the 1950s and Matera was know as the “shame of Italy” as a result