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Trips and outdoors

Trips and outdoors

The most interesting tourist attractions in Maratea and its surroundings. Tourist itineraries to get to know Maratea better with its nearby areas and charm. To alternate with days spent at the beach or to explore...

The Castle of Castrocucco

The Castle of Castrocucco

Visit Castrocucco Castle in Maratea and explore its fortified village (a moderately challenging hike — only with an experienced guide). The name Castrocucco most likely derives from…

Piazza Buraglia & surroundings

Piazza Buraglia & surroundings

One then retraces their steps along the same path before turning into the narrow alley that leads from the bell tower of the Church Major to Piazza Buraglia, where, on the main street of the town, one encounters the Obelisk of...

Maratea Skywalk

Maratea Skywalk

The Skywalk is a viewing platform suspended above the coast in Cersuta di Maratea, along the SS18 main road, at the scenic spot known as Apprezzami l’Asino, where the deep blue of the Tyrrhenian Sea meets…

DESTINATIONS AROUND

DESTINATIONS AROUND

Maratea is the only part of Basilicata on the Tyrrhenian Sea. Nestled between Campania to the north and Calabria to the south, it has naturally shared many…

Moliterno and its Pecorino cheese

Moliterno and its Pecorino cheese

On the way back from the excursion to Grumentum, it would be a crime not to stop in Moliterno: both to visit the town and to purchase the typical...

Grumentum

Grumentum

Grumentum Archaeological Park is about an hour and a half’s drive from Maratea, following provincial roads SP26 and SP19 from Lagonegro towards Moliterno, or…

Along the SS18 main road

Along the SS18 main road

Our itinerary follows the beautiful panoramic road SS18 that runs through the territory of Maratea, from north to...

The Medieval Borough

The Medieval Borough

the "BORGO" or the Historic Center of Maratea features the typical medieval layout, with ancient houses adorned with loggias and doorways, clustered together and separated only by narrow alleys and...

Mount S.Biagio | Maratea

Mount S.Biagio | Maratea

On Monte San Biagio is located the highest inhabited area (644 m a.s.l.) of Maratea, characterized by the ruins of the fortified core of houses (known as the Castle) constituting "Maratia Superior" which was later abandoned...