The ruins of old Maratea

The ruins of old Maratea are located on the top of Monte San Biagio.

It is the same rock spur of the Policastro Apennines, on whose extreme top stands the statue of Christ the Redeemer.

Old Maratea was probably born in the early Middle Ages on the remains of a Roman settlement, later abandoned due to the continuous raids of Arab pirates.

The houses had the characteristic of being much smaller than the common houses built at the valley floor.

There is, however, no shortage of bigger residential buildings.

Today, in the meantime, on the semi-destroyed walls of old Maratea, the vegetation is recovering its spaces.

Bushes and shrubs, in fact, now cover most of the profiles of the houses.

In the meantime, on the half-destroyed walls of old Maratea, the vegetation is recovering its spaces.