I don't know about you, but I was pretty sure Mater is just a made up place, came out Hoshino's head and it has nothing to do with reality. But last year when I was excited about my semester abroad in Italy, I found out it's totally real. Matera is located in Southern Italy (Basilicata) and it's the cultural capital of Europe in 2019...and not just this, but the Sassi and the rupestrian churches in Matera are also the part of the UNESCO world heritage.
Church of Santa Maria de Idris, Matera
















