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By the 18th century some of these caves had evolved into fairly grand mansions and convents

matera_italy0325.jpg Peasants took over the caves in the 15th century[Matera - Italy]ThumbnailsUnfortunately, by the 1950s the Sassi district was overtaken by squalor and povertyPeasants took over the caves in the 15th century[Matera - Italy]ThumbnailsUnfortunately, by the 1950s the Sassi district was overtaken by squalor and povertyPeasants took over the caves in the 15th century[Matera - Italy]ThumbnailsUnfortunately, by the 1950s the Sassi district was overtaken by squalor and povertyPeasants took over the caves in the 15th century[Matera - Italy]ThumbnailsUnfortunately, by the 1950s the Sassi district was overtaken by squalor and povertyPeasants took over the caves in the 15th century[Matera - Italy]ThumbnailsUnfortunately, by the 1950s the Sassi district was overtaken by squalor and povertyPeasants took over the caves in the 15th century[Matera - Italy]ThumbnailsUnfortunately, by the 1950s the Sassi district was overtaken by squalor and povertyPeasants took over the caves in the 15th century[Matera - Italy]ThumbnailsUnfortunately, by the 1950s the Sassi district was overtaken by squalor and poverty

[Sassi di Matera - Matera - Italy]