Maratea is a town and comune of Basilicata, in the province of Potenza in Italy. It is the only town of the region on the Tyrrhenian coast and because of its beautiful scenery and coastline it has been called "the Pearl of the Tyrrhenian". In Maratea there are a considerable number of churches and chapels, for that Maratea has also been described as "the town with 44 churches".
The main sight of Maratea is the statue of Christ the Redeemer, or the Christ of Maratea, was built of pure Carrara marble in 1965 by Bruno Innocenti, a sculptor from Florence. It is located on the top of Monte San Biagio, right in front of the basilica.
The frazioni of Maratea are: Frazioni Acquafredda, Brefaro, Castello, Castrocucco, Cersuta, Fiumicello, Marina, Massa, Santa Caterina, Porto.