Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

One of the most impressive parts of the city is the Gravina canyon, where homes appear to spill down the cliffside.

It’s difficult to imagine that Matera’s ancient warren was known not too long ago as “the shame of Italy” for its dismal poverty. In the 1950s, the entire population of roughly 16,000 ...

Matera is in the southern region of Basilicata. Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 イタリア南部・バジリカータ地方のマテーラは、深く切れ込んだグラヴィナ渓谷西岸の凝灰岩の岩壁に築かれた街。