Murgia National Park, Italy

The Murgia National Park was established in 1990 with the name of Parco Regionale Archeologico Storico Naturale delle Chiese Rupestri del Materano (Natural Historic Archaeological Regional Park of the Rock Churches of the Matera region). It has been included in the UNESCO World heritage List together with the Sassi di Matera; this is the spectacular Italian rocky landscape which best testifies the ancient relationship between man and nature in southern Italy.