page_title: Maratea
section_title: Frazioni
hierarchical_section_title: Maratea / Frazioni
caption_attribution_description: English: Coast of Maratea Marina. Italiano: Costa a Marina di Maratea.
context_page_description: Maratea is a 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".
context_section_description: Maratea has two urban areas: one is located on the top of the mount San Biagio, called Castello; the other one is called Borgo, situated on the north hillside of the same mountain.
  Plus, the comune has several little villages, spread across the region.
  Acquafredda
  The first outlying district on the northern coast of Maratea is Acquafredda (its name means "cold water"). This village has a wonderful rocky coastline, surrounded by pine forests, and a 19th-century church.
  Cersuta
  It is the second frazione on the northern coast of Maratea. Its name means "the land of oaks". It's a little village.
  Fiumicello-Santavenere
  Fiumicello (the name means "little river") is located near the harbour. Its development in the 1950s was thanks to the Italian industrialist Stefano Rivetti.
  Porto
  Porto (meaning "harbour") is the centre of the local fishing industry, based round the modern harbour of Maratea.
  Marina
  Marina is located on the southern coast. It developed between 1894 and 1921, thanks to the opening of the third railway station in Maratea. It has ten beautiful beaches, and an ancient cave.
  Castrocucco
  Castrocucco (the name means "the castle on the hillside") is an outlying district, some 10 km (6 mi). along the coast road to the south.
  Santa Caterina
  Is the smallest village of Maratea. It is situated on the hillside of Mount San Biagio.
  Massa
  The name means "the manor farm", this is the largest outlying district of Maratea.
  Bréfaro
  The name means, in ancient Greek, "the high place". This is one of the smaller villages, but it is well known for the production of excellent wine.
caption: Coastline near Marina
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