Sasso Caveoso and Sasso Barisano, formed by buildings and rock architecture carved into the rock of the Matera Murgia and inhabited since prehistoric times, together with the Civita district (built on the spur separating the two Sassi), make up the historical centre of the city of Matera. The Sassi are indeed a unique place because they have been inhabited since ancestral times, but also because they represent a symbol of territorial socio-economic redemption: indeed, in 1952 the district was completely displaced because of the precarious sanitary conditions in which its population lived, to say the least. Today, 70 years after these sad circumstances, the Sassi have been not only completely recovered but also considered a driving force for the local economy as they have been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites, have been the focus of events organised in 2019 as part of the European Capital of Culture, and have been chosen for years as locations for film sets, even the Hollywood ones.