"Diners fall silent as the haunting sound of the aulos a double-piped wind instrument from ancient Greece echoes through the vaulted breakfast room. The musician, Davide, wears a chiton (tunic), as do the guests; the mosaic floor, decorated vases and flicker of flames from the sconces add to the sense that we've stepped back in time. This is Moyseion, a one-of-a-kind hotel-museum in the famous troglodyte city of Matera, in Basilicata, known for its sassi cave dwellings carved into the limestone mountainside."
"Every detail has been carefully designed to transport visitors to Magna Graecia, as this area of southern Italy was known when it was ruled by the ancient Greeks from the 8th-6th century BC. Dreamed up by owner Antonio Panetta, an artist and lawyer turned hotelier who grew up nearby, the idea was to create an immersive experience of history a living work of art, where archaeology, myth and hospitality combine."
Diners fall silent as the haunting sound of the aulos, a double-piped wind instrument from ancient Greece, echoes through the breakfast room. The musician Davide and guests wear chitons; a mosaic floor, decorated vases and flickering sconces reinforce a sense of having stepped back in time. Moyseion occupies restored sassi in Matera, Basilicata, with replicas of artefacts and handmade furniture modeled on ancient pottery; eight of sixteen stone dwellings draw on ancient Greece while others reflect pre-Greek periods. The Sanctuary of Waters spa is dedicated to Demeter and evokes Hellenistic thermal complexes with pools, statues and replica floor mosaics.
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