The beaches of Maratea
Maratea's beaches
Maratea’s beaches are among the many scenic treasures of Basilicata’s Tyrrhenian coast. A succession of natural masterpieces makes this coastline…
Cala di Mezzanotte beach | ACQUAFREDDA
Cala di Mezzanotte (“Midnight Cove”) beach in Acquafredda lies at the foot of the Mezzanotte ravine, which forms a natural border between Basilicata and Campania.It 'a stretch of …
Crivi beach | ACQUAFREDDA
Crivi Beach in Acquafredda lies at the foot of a valley beside Punta dei Crivi, near Torre dei Crivi, the first of Maratea’s coastal towers encountered when approaching from the north. It can only be reached by…
Anginarra beach | ACQUAFREDDA
Anginarra Beach in Acquafredda is one of the largest beaches on Maratea’s coast. With over 200 metres of sandy shoreline, it nestles along one of the most beautiful stretches of the coast.
Luppa beach | ACQUAFREDDA
Luppa Beach in Acquafredda lies below a rocky ridge that separates it from Anginarra Beach. Mirroring its twin, it stretches as far as the rocks of Punta San Pietro, where Villa…
Grotta della Scala beach | ACQUAFREDDA
Grotta della Scala Beach (“Cave of the Steps”) in Acquafredda di Maratea lies directly below Villa Nitti, the residence of Francesco Saverio Nitti, former Prime Minister of Italy.
Porticello beach | ACQUAFREDDA
Portacquafridda Beach in Maratea is known locally in Acquafredda as Porticello (“Little Harbour”), as it served as a landing place in a bay sheltered from sea currents. On 4 July 1848…
Pietre cadenti beach | ACQUAFREDDA
Pietre Cadenti Beach (“Falling Rocks”), also known as Pietra Caduta (“Fallen Rock”), is a small stretch of sand in Acquafredda di Maratea. Located just south of Porticello Beach, it is characterised by…
Marizza beach | ACQUAFREDDA
Marizza Beach, also known as Spiaggia della Monaca (“the Nun’s Beach”), is a small beach in Acquafredda di Maratea, near a freshwater spring in the area known as Marizzi. It lies at the natural outlet of…
Rena d'a Carruba beach | CERSUTA
Rena d’a Carrubba, also known as Garrubba (“Carob Beach”), is a small pebble beach north of Cersuta, along one of the most distinctive stretches of Maratea’s coast. Until…
Capo la Nave - Renicedda beach | CERSUTA
Renicedda Beach, also known as Capo la Nave Beach, is a small beach just below the houses of Cersuta di Maratea. To the north lies the headland of Capo la Nave (“Ship’s Cape”), which…
Rena d’u Nastru beach | CERSUTA
Rena d’u Nastru (“Conveyor Belt Beach”) is a beautiful beach on Maratea’s coast, between the village of Cersuta and the rocky outcrop crowned by the Apprezzami l’Asino tower. Like…
Fiumicello beach | FIUMICELLO SANTAVENERE
Fiumicello Beach is one of the best-known and most popular beaches on Maratea’s coast. It lies below Punta Ogliastro, home to the Fiumicello caves, where, in the 1960s, caver Vincenzo F…
Maremorto beach | PORT AND AROUND
Maremorto Beach (“Dead Sea”) lies in the area of the same name, halfway between Punta Santavenere and Maratea’s harbour. Near the harbour is the “Darsena”, a small…
Crivo beach | PORT AND AROUND
Crivo Beach was once one of the most beautiful sandy beaches in Maratea Porto, second only to the larger central beach, which has now almost entirely disappeared to make way for the marina’s main quay…
Funnicu reggiu Spiaggetta | PORT AND AROUND
Funnicu Reggiu is a small beach in Filocaio, south of Maratea’s harbour, almost directly below the summit of Monte San Biagio. Its name, meaning “royal storehouse”, refers to…
Vranne Spiaggia |PORT AND AROUND
Vranne Beach is a broad stretch of fine, dark sand beneath a cliff, between Maratea’s harbour and Marina di Maratea. A cluster of rocks divides the beach…
Spiaggia Nera beach - Cala Jannita | MARINA
Cala Jannita Beach, named after the islet of Santojanni opposite it, is better known as Spiaggia Nera (“Black Beach”) because of its distinctive dark sand. Contrary to…
Illicini beach | MARINA
Undoubtedly one of the most beautiful beaches in Marina di Maratea, Ilicini is a small rocky cove nestled between cliffs, with views of the islet of Santojanni…
Cala Vecchia beach | MARINA
Cala Vecchia is a picturesque strip of sand beside the Ilicini promontory in Marina di Maratea. Often mistakenly called Santojanni Beach, its name means “Old Cove”…
Macarro beach Cala don Nicola | MARINA
Cala Grande Beach (“Big Cove”) is in Marina di Maratea. Also known as Cala di Don Nicola, it is now commonly called Macarro, after the picturesque area behind it…
Le tre Spiaggette beach | MARINA
In Marina di Maratea lie three small beaches: Riciulillu (also known as Ricci or Setteponti, named after the arches of the old railway bridge behind it), l’Abissu (“the Abyss”) and ’mpedi…
Calaficarra beach | MARINA
Calaficarra Beach (“Fig Tree Beach”), also known as Scala Beach (“Steps Beach”), is a charming beach in Marina di Maratea, nestled among beautiful white limestone and dolomite rocks…
Santa Teresa beach | MARINA
Santa Teresa Beach, also known as Cala di Don Carlo, is the most popular beach in Marina di Maratea. It is often mistakenly called Calaficarra, the name of a smaller beach to the north. It is actually made up of three small…
Porticeddu beach | MARINA
Porticeddu Beach is a small rocky cove below the southern side of Marina di Maratea. Its name comes from the local fishermen’s practice of entering the inlet to…
Valle d' Acqua beach | MARINA
Valle d’Acqua (“Water Valley”) is a small cove with an evocative name, set in the bay of Marina di Maratea between Punta Citrosello and Punta Caina. The latter is home to the 16th-century Torre Caina, so named…
Sotto l'orto beach | CASTROCUCCO
Sotto l’Orto Beach (“Below the Garden”) is a stretch of sand and rocks south of the tower on Punta Caina, in the Castrocucco area of Maratea. It lies…
Secca beach | CASTROCUCCO
La Secca Beach in Castrocucco is one of the most picturesque spots on Maratea’s coast — a paradise for snorkellers and nature lovers. Rocks dominate the shoreline…
Gnola beach | CASTROCUCCO
A’ Gnola Beach in Castrocucco is the largest beach on Maratea’s coast. Its long stretch of sand curves beneath the slopes of Serra di Castrocucco, forming a small bay…