The compelling beauty and breathtaking setting of many historic southern Italian hill towns, combined with their local traditions, identity and authenticity, make them an ideal destination for international tourism. For visitors who enjoy their history mixed with a magnificent landscape rich with sights, scents and sounds, the ancient hill towns of the Mediterranean are an ideal destination.

The Sextantio hotel “Grotta della Cività” is a fascinating hotel concept. The lodging is carved out of the rock and you are effectively staying in a cave – but a cave with the comforts of modern living and a stylish regeneration. Every flag stone has been painstaking lifted, underfloor heating installed and then relaid one by one.

There’s a new addition: “Palazzo della Civita” (just next to the caves) opened on July 1st, 2023. 5 elegant large rooms, restored in conservative way, old-wood furniture and panoramic view facing the Murgia Park, in an eighteen-century nobiliary palace. 

The owners of the Sextantio group are passionate about preserving the history and architecture of Southern Italy’s historic centers and with this fabulous hotel you can experience the real heritage of ancient Matera from within. The term Albergo Diffuso means that the rooms are situated within the heart of the town’s historical quarter (known as the Sassi), but individually dispersed through the local streets.

There is a central reception and breakfast room located in a stunning 12th century cave chapel. A stay at Sextantio offers an immersion into the “village life” of Basilicata and an unforgettable experience.