The stone walls of Matera do not whisper history—they press it into the air. The scent of damp limestone still clings to cave ...

Jumping from building to building in an ancient city might seem like a dream for those who practice parkour — a sport that involves making it past obstacles — but it can cause damage to historic ...

In Matera, Italy, the traceurs — the name of those who practice parkour, which consists of jumping, running, climbing and more to travel across structures — recorded themselves performing a stunt on a ...

Five years ago I spent a three days in the Basilicata town called of Matera, called “la città sotterranea” ("the underground city"), a slightly eerie place where many of hillside cave dwellings dating ...