Maratea
Visited in July 2011
At a glance
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- province of Potenza
- Population
- 4,725
- Type
- Italian comune
- Coordinates
- 39.99°N, 15.72°E
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Overview
Maratea 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".
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