Maratea
Maratea
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| Città di Maratea | |
View of Maratea | |
Location of Maratea | |
| Coordinates: 39°59′N 15°43′E / 39.983°N 15.717°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Basilicata |
| Province | Potenza (PZ) |
| Frazioni | Acquafredda, Brefaro, Castrocucco, Cersuta, Fiumicello, Marina, Massa, Santa Caterina, Porto |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniele Stoppelli |
| Area | |
• Total | 67 km2 (26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Population (31 March 2018) | |
• Total | 5,085 |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Marateoti |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 85046 |
| Dialing code | 0973 |
| Patron saint | Saint Blaise |
| Saint day | second Sunday in May |
| Website | Official website |
Maratea (IPA: [maraˈtɛːa]; Marateota: Marathia [maraˈtiːə]) is an Italian town and comune of Basilicata, in the province of Potenza. It is the only comune of the region on the Tyrrhenian coast, and is known as "the Pearl of the Tyrrhenian". Owing to the considerable number of its churches and chapels it has also been described as "the town with 44 churches". It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").