After walking the same path as poor donkeys in Sapri, we decided to see Sky Walk in Maratea. Easier said than done.
At a Glance: Maratea Sky Walk
- Location: Cersuta di Maratea, Basilicata (Strada Statale 18)
- Attraction Type: Suspended glass viewing platform / short coastal walkway
- Admission: Free (open year-round, 24/7)
- Time Needed: 15–30 minutes
- Difficulty: Very easy (accessible via a flat walkway or a short trail with stairs)
- Parking: Small roadside lot directly off the SS18 (steep entry from the north, blind turn exiting)
- Best For: Quick roadside stop, coastal views over the Gulf of Policastro, sunset watching
- Hard to spot from the car
What Is the Maratea Sky Walk?
Sky Walk is an extremaly easy Tyrrhenian coast hiking route, which is not so easy to find, or rather to spot. This is actually a bit crazy, because it’s visible.
Maratea Sky Walk is close to the main road in Cersuta di Maratea, in Basilicata, but the GPS couldn’t decide where exactly it starts.
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How to Find It: Driving the SS18 to Cersuta
Looking at the roadside while driving along Strada Statale 18, we found it by chance. It is a kind of hanging terrace/path which looks like a brownish pavement behind the road barriers.
The Parking Situation (And Why It’s Tricky)
Next to the entrance to the Maratea Sky Walk, there’s a car park. I can bet the genius, who designed it has never parked there.
Anyway, if you come from the left side of the road, to park, you have to take a sharp left turn. Don’t speed up, though, because right after turning, you’ll face a rather steep climb. If you come from the right, but it’s more difficult to spot the Sky Walk. Leaving the park, you can’t predict whether a car coming from the right will bump directly into you.
Apparently the architect had better things to think about than such trivial matters as road safety.
Access: Walkway vs. the Stairs
Hanging from the cliffs of Maratea and the Gulf of Policastro, the Sky Walk is probably the easiest hike in Basilicata, but you can make it a bit more complicated.
It has two entrances: directly onto the brownish ‘walkway’, and a short walk down and up the mountainside – in this case, you’ll also climb the stairs at the end of it.
Whichever you choose, you will reach a terrace from which you see a lot of blue: the sea mingling with the sky.
The terrace is made of thick glass, so under our feet, we had a rocky shore and even more blue. We stayed there until sunset – it was amazing (it’s usually like that at the seaside), and then we ran to do some shopping in order not to starve during Easter.
Is It Worth the Stop?
The first day of our hiking weekend in Campania was nice. I liked the Donkey Path and Sky Walk is also a cool attraction. Maybe the path itself is just a path even if it goes along the coast, but standing on the glass, gace me a nice ‘blue’ perspective : blue over your head, in front of your eyes, and beneath your feet. I felt a bit like in a blue box.
So yes, Marate Sky Walk definitely is not the best thing I’ve ever seen in my life, but don’t skip it if you are in the vicinity of Maratea.
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