Maratea, Italy Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

The main – indeed the only – town on Basilicata's Tyrrhenian seaboard, MARATEA is a picturesque cluster of localities scattered along the cliffy coastline, mostly dedicated to the holiday industry during summer but perfectly peaceful outside the peak period. The old inland centre, known simply as Maratea Paese , is a knot of steep, narrow alleys and squares worth nosing around, though lacking any vital attractions. More compelling are the straggling, long-abandoned ruins of Maratea Antica behind and above town up the five-kilometre road to Monte San Biagio (624m), from which memorable views … more »