Maratea extends for about 32 km on the Tyrrhenian Sea. Its coast is situated and nestled in a unique geographical position, and varied with coves and caves, rocks and shoals. It has numerous and characteristic coastal beaches, in front of one of which emerges the island of Santo Janni. 
Also worthy of attention are the seabeds and the 131 marine and terrestrial caves, some of which have returned fossils and prehistoric artefacts.
The Grotte di Marina stands out with its stalactites and stalagmites. In addition, the hinterland mountains with their coasts, create a strong picturesque view and visual glimps of sea and mountains.
The Statue of the Redeemer is located on the highest peak of Mount San Biagio, overlooking the historic centre of Maratea. It was completed in 1965 by the Florentine sculptor Bruno Innocenti, based on Stefano Rivetti’s idea. It’s a concrete dough mixed with Carrara marble, and about 22 metres heigh, and the tallest statue in Italy and the sixty-sixth tallest in the world, as well as the most famous monument of Maratea. It depicts Christ the Redeemer, after the Resurrection, in an iconography very far from the traditional one. In addition, a particular optical effect means that when observing it from a distance it seems to look at the sea, instead it has its gaze turned towards the mountains of Lucania.