Passion of Christ

Much of the movie Passion of Christ by Mel Gibson was filmed in Italy. This is one of the areas in the City of Matira
Church of Francesco D'Assisi and square of Music. This area has a music conservatory and I thought I was going to have to leave Jan behind.The sound of every different instrument came through opened windows and doors.
One of the gardens in the city. The old caves are part of the roads and these homes are built on the roof of the caves.
An old church in the caves . In the 1900's these caves were still in use it was one of the poorest areas of Italy. It is now a Unesco World Heritage site.
Matira is one of the oldest cities in recorded history. It dates back to 4500-5000BC. People lived in caves at the time.


The original caves (the ones you see above) were off to the left on this picture. The city expanded in stages if you look closely you can see the houses at the edge of the cliff were caves then additions built on them. They then started building brick houses and today many apartments are in the back a newer part of the city.