Maratea, Coastal commune in Basilicata, Italy.
Description
Maratea is a commune in the province of Potenza along the Tyrrhenian Sea coast, set between mountains and water. The territory includes beaches, rocky shoreline and wooded slopes that rise toward an interior with caves and grottoes.
History
The earliest traces of settlement date back to the Paleolithic period, and by the 15th century BC villages already existed on the headland. Later the area was settled by Greeks before passing under Roman and then Byzantine rule.
Culture
The name comes from a goddess and the settlement is divided into several hamlets spread across hills and coastal terraces. Residents still use the churches for services and festivals, while the old center with narrow streets and stone houses maintains the character of a southern Italian village.
Practical
The area is best explored by car since the hamlets are connected by coastal roads. Anyone planning to walk to the summit with the statue should allow time for the steep climb and wear sturdy shoes.
Did you know?
On top of Monte San Biagio stands a large marble statue of Christ carved from Carrara stone, raised in 1965 and facing the sea. The figure was carried up the mountain in sections and assembled on site, since the climb was too steep to transport the entire sculpture.
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Basilicata stretches between the Apennines and the Ionian Sea in the south of Italy. This region invites you to see varied landscapes, villages built on the rocks and a history that goes back to ancient times. Matera, listed as a world heritage site, shows its Sassi, old homes carved in limestone....
Cristo Redentore
583 m
Monte San Biagio
694 m
Basilica di San Biagio
816 m
Spiaggia nera
2.4 km
Cave of Marina di Maratea
2.7 km
Castello di Castrocucco
6.9 km
Villa Nitti
6.2 km
Macarro
3.2 kmCoccovello
6.2 km
Chiesa dell'Annunziata
503 m
Chiesa di Santa Maria Maggiore
372 m
Torre dei Crivi
7.8 km
Palazzo De Lieto
312 m
Chiesa dell'Addolorata
413 m
Torre Caina
5.7 kmArea archeologica di Capo la Timpa
804 m
Chiesa dell'Immacolata
549 mTorre Santavenere
1.5 km
Chiesa di Maria Santissima Immacolata
6.2 kmArea archeologica della Secca di Castrocucco
804 mTorre di Acquafredda
5.7 km
Cala Ficarra
4 kmTorre di Filocaio
1 km
Porto di Maratea
799 m
Chiesa della Madonna del Carmine
2.8 km
Spiaggia Luppa
6.4 km
Spiaggia d'a Gnola
7.8 km
Lapide ai caduti della chiesa dell'Annunziata
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