Maratea is a municipality in Basilicata, in Potenza province and on the Gulf of Policastro.
Go in May to June and September, for warm days and lighter crowds.
- Province
- Potenza
- People
- 5,100
Its distributed territory includes distinct coastal and inland settlements; its coast, Porto, Castello, Christ monument, Santo Janni and sacred sites are separate cultural and landscape identities.
At the table in Basilicata
Basilicata’s summer vegetable stew: peppers, eggplant, potatoes, and tomatoes cooked separately, then married.
A generous Matera soup of dried legumes, wheat and farro, with small potatoes and olive oil.
Aglianico del Vulture
Grottino di Roccanova
Where to stay in Maratea
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When to visit Maratea
Average highs and lows across the year.
What to see first
Christ of Maratea
Bruno Innocenti's 1965 Christ the Redeemer, watching inland over Maratea from the summit of Monte San Biagio.
Read the guideWhere next
Matera
About 105 km as the crow flies. The Sassi cave districts and rupestrian churches of a UNESCO World Heritage landscape; European Capital of Culture 2019; Pane di Matera IGP.
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