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These videos of Matera by night were shot during the Christmas season of 2025, but this is my third time here and I must say it is always beautiful. The pictures do not render, it looks like being in a nativity scene. Unfortunately, the weekend ended with an unpleasant incident, fortunately not serious.

Two videos of Matera by night

This is the first one taken from the viewpoint in Vittorio Veneto Square.

This video of Matera, on the other hand, is shot in Piazza Duomo, so you can also see the cathedral, which is from the 1200s.

Weekend with Matera by night and other stops

As a couple with a friend, in addition to Matera toured far and wide, we popped into some interesting villages and smaller towns that were more or less on the way. Being in a car we were also able to admire the splendid views that sunny winter days can give, with blue sea, snow-capped mountains and gentle valleys. Of course, we also had great food and drink.

Following are the stages:

• Lucera (with the Swabian-Angevin fortress)
• Grassano (one of Carlo Levi ‘s places of exile )
• Irsina (arriving there via a remote and deserted road)
• Sant’Agata di Puglia (another village with a castle and wonderful views)
• Chieti (with car fight I explain below)

Argument with motorist

In Chieti, after a stroll and a quick lunch I happen upon an event fortunately very unusual to me. But one that goes under the macro topic of people’s ignorance, which is becoming more and more extensive.

I had the car parked in herringbone, we had been up for a few seconds, and I had already engaged reverse, when I saw from the mirror first a roadside assistance truck and then a series of cars pass by. Once the procession was over, I started the reverse, which was immediately interrupted.

Wrongly, I had not looked at the other mirror as well, and I had not noticed that the truck had stopped right behind me. The parking beacon had not alerted me because only the rearmost (tallest) part was in the path of the edge of my car (to be precise, the headlight).

As I was going very slowly, the damage, only to my car, was slight.

Once we got out, without my friend and I opening our mouths, the owner of the truck verbally assaulted us, this was more or less the incredible dialogue:

But where does it go, if there was a person he would have killed her.

Like where do I go, she had to stop right behind me while I was maneuvering ?

I had been there for 5 minutes (CLAMORIOUS LIE, OBVIOUSLY I WOULD HAVE SEEN IT IF IT HAD BEEN THERE ON MY ARRIVAL).

At that point I realized that it was wasted time, since there was no hope for a polite and mature confrontation, I tried to keep it short. Among other things, at the threat of calling the police and then asking for insurance damages, he also shot a fantastic:

I buy everything here if I want to.

More quasi-live videos

If you like my videos, here is the home page with all the ones published so far from the world: Live on travel! short videos, while on the road

In conclusion the main pages of the blog with articles divided by destinations and types

Trips taken, travel stories divided by continent

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Anecdotes, divided by type in travel narratives

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Fabio Viroli

Ho sempre avuto tante passioni, ma da sempre più o meno latenti, le principali sono viaggiare e scrivere. Tra le altre cose ho una laurea in psicologia; ho fatto per più di 30 anni l’allenatore di basket; leggo tanti libri; sono stato molto appassionato di sport e di musica rock; e faccio improvvisazione teatrale. IL mio primo romanzo, che non parla di viaggi, si chiama LE TUE GAMBE SONO BELLE COME LE TAGLIATELLE

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