Maratea

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Maratea Marathia (Greek)
Comune
Città di Maratea
Coat of arms
Location of Maratea
Maratea Location of Maratea in Italy Show map of Italy Maratea Maratea (Basilicata) Show map of Basilicata
Coordinates: 39°59′N 15°43′E / 39.983°N 15.717°E / 39.983; 15.717
Country	Italy
Region	Basilicata
Province	Potenza (PZ)
Frazioni	Acquafredda, Brefaro, Castrocucco, Cersuta, Fiumicello, Marina, Massa, Santa Caterina, Porto
Government
• Mayor	Daniele Stoppelli
Area [1]
• Total	67 km2 (26 sq mi)
Elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
Population  (31 March 2018)[2]
• 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").^[3]