Matera: the vibe
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The verdict
Mixed · 50Little substantive content on living in Matera; the one discussion is mostly tourist praise of Puglia, with sparse personal experience, so this stays near neutral.
- scenery
- history
- unique cave architecture
- food
- tourism revival
- earthquake history
- thin info on living costs
- little resident perspective
- Matera's cave dwellings are a striking, well-preserved historic showpiece
- Tourism has helped revive the town after its difficult past
- Commenters treat it mainly as a travel destination rather than a place to live
- Cost-of-living content exists but offers little firsthand evidence
- Coverage is thin, so a long stay needs independent research
Read from 8 videos, 10 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-07; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
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What viewers said
“Hello from Ireland 🇮🇪 new subscriber”
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“Well we can celebrate the fact that the people and animals of Matera don’t have to live that way anymore. They created a very beautiful, unique place that everyone now can enjoy and tourism will help make southern Italy flourish today!”
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“Croatia is in Schengen zone.”
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“Good job! I'm Italian and I live in Puglia. Good description. Puglia is a wonderful region and if you want you can also visit Trani- Barletta- grotte di castellana- Polignano-otranto- vieste and Gargano. If you like sea and white beach with”
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“Well done, I especially enjoy learning about the history of regions, great overview of the places you visited. I am going to Puligia in Sept so your video has been very helpful :)”
“Ostuni-Gallipoli-Monopoli-Polignano a Mare-Fasano-Lecce-Brindisi is my favourite triangle in puglia. Beautiful beaches, great food and drinks all provided by people that know how to live very close to heaven, while firmly rooted to their ho”
♥ 2 likes
“Matera also had a terrible earthquake.”
♥ 2 likes
“Glad I came across your channel. Some really good practical advice. You have locations thats I am looking to visit this year.”
♥ 3 likes
“Wonderful video! Do you have the link to that restaurant in Bari?”
♥ 2 likes
“you have a great conversational and interesting approach. im impressed”
♥ 2 likes
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