Sassi in Miniatura

Matera


Pick up a unique souvenir at this workshop, where craftsman Eustachio Rizzi has spent decades recreating the unique architecture of Matera in miniature. You'll marvel at the attention to detail in Rizzi's Lilliputian sassi, even if you're not tempted to buy a tufa (limestone) lamp.


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