Maratea is a mix of ancient history and elegant architecture, as well as a famous tourist town. The landscape of the coast, a typical Mediterranean one, is made of an unbelievable mix of cliffs, promontories hiding wonderful small beaches where kingfishers and the herons live, beautiful creeks where the sea is crystalline (in the past fishermen took refuge on these beaches), karstic caves invaded by the sea (they were used by pirates). The coast is very tall and variegated: it is wonderfully covered by agaves. The seabed is very deep and uncontaminated: scuba divers love it.

In the inner part of the territory, there are the mountains: some of them are dry and harsh; rich pinewoods and ilexes cover others. The valley of Maratea is very fertile and the strong S.Biagio Mountain dominates it. On the top of it there is the statue portraying the Redeemer. Only the statue in Rio de Janeiro is bigger than this one. Around the statue, there are the remains of the ancient hamlet, in a wild nature.

The seaside is enriched thanks to the presence of rocks and small islands (for example the one of S. Ianni). It is around 30 km long. It is the only opening on the sea of Basilicata.

The territory of Maratea is variegated thanks to rich nature, the beauty of the coast with rocks, creeks and beaches. The mountains are like a protective shield for the valley. Mediterranean bush is all over the area: olive trees, orchards cover the territory and donate wonderful colours and smells. Maratea is famous also thanks to its 44 churches.