Sextantio Le Grotte della Civita
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In Matera, in Basilicata rather than Puglia, an hour from the Itria Valley. Eighteen rooms carved into the UNESCO Sassi, candlelit, unplugged.
A note first: Sextantio is in Matera, which is technically Basilicata, not Puglia. It sits on this page because Matera is an hour from the Itria Valley. The hotel is an albergo diffuso (a "scattered hotel") built into the actual cave dwellings of the UNESCO Sassi, some of them inhabited until the 1950s, when the Sassi were cleared by law. Eighteen cave rooms, antique linens, breakfast in a former 13th-century church lit only by candles. Daniele Kihlgren restored the caves using traditional methods. One Michelin Key in the 2024 and 2025 selections.
- Best for — couples
- Neighborhood — MATERA, BASILICATA · 1 hr from the Itria Valley · 18 cave rooms
- Rooms — 18
- Price — €€€
- In Matera, Basilicata
- 18 cave rooms
From the HALA guide, reviewed August 2026.
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