One of the surreal places in Italy. Have you already visited the Rock Church of Santa Maria di Idris in Matera?

The rock church of Santa Maria di Idris is located in Matera in Basilicata and is located in the upper part of Monterrone, a large limestone cliff that rises in the middle of the Sasso Caveoso; it can be reached via a flight of stairs near the rock church of Santa Lucia alle Malve. The name Idris derives from the Greek Odigitria, the one who shows the way, or from the water that flowed from that rock.

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