Explore beaches in Italy
Browse hand-picked beaches, coves and coastal towns across Italy by destination, beach type and travel style.
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Alba Adriatica
The "Silver Beach" of Abruzzo's northernmost coast, a nearly 3km sandy strip at the top of the Riviera delle Palme.
Baia del Silenzio
A perfect crescent of sand framed by pastel houses.
Bergeggi
Clear water and a tiny island protected as a marine reserve.
Biodola
A scenic golden sand bay near Portoferraio, framed by hills and popular resort hotels.
Boccadasse
A tiny pebble beach inside a postcard fishing village right in the city of Genoa.
Cala San Giovanni
A pine-fringed cove south of Polignano a Mare, with sand, cliffs and a private lido.
Camogli Beach
Dark pebbles below a postcard fishing village.
Casalbordino Lido
A dune-backed sandy beach between Vasto and the Costa dei Trabocchi, quieter than the bigger resort towns nearby.
Cavoli
A lively golden sand beach on Elba's south-west coast, popular with a younger crowd.
Fetovaia
A golden sand cove on Elba's southwest coast, often named the island's most photogenic beach.
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Francavilla al Mare
Abruzzo's oldest seaside resort, with 8km of fine sand and a lively palm-lined promenade.
Giulianova
A wide golden-sand beach between the Renaissance old town and a lively palm-lined seafront.
Innamorata
A striking dark-sand beach near Capoliveri, named for a 16th-century tale of doomed love.
Lacona
Elba's second-longest beach, a broad sweep of golden sand backed by protected dunes.
Laghi Alimini
A long sandy beach north of Otranto where two coastal lakes meet the sea and the pine forest.
Levanto Beach
A relaxed surf town with a long sandy-pebble beach.
Lido Riccio
A long golden-sand beach below Ortona's cliffs, one of the Costa dei Trabocchi's most family-friendly stretches.
Marina di Campo
Elba's longest beach, a sandy stretch running along the town's own seafront.
Marina di Pescoluse
The 'Maldives of Salento', a long stretch of fine white sand and shallow turquoise water.
Marina di San Vito
San Vito Chietino's main sandy beach and harbour, a full-service base for exploring the Costa dei Trabocchi.
Martinsicuro
Abruzzo's northernmost beach, a wide sandy strip right at the border with Marche.
Monterosso al Mare
The only true sandy beach of the Cinque Terre.
Montesilvano
A long sandy resort beach just north of Pescara, with one of Abruzzo's densest runs of hotels and beach clubs.
Nisporto e Nisportino
Two calm, sheltered bays on Elba's northeast coast, popular with families away from the busier resorts.
Peschici (San Nicola)
A sheltered sandy bay near Peschici, framed by a sea cave and traditional wooden trabucco.
Pineta Dannunziana
Pescara's beach with a protected pine forest at its back, a shaded escape from the busy city seafront.
Pineto
A Blue Flag sandy beach backed by a pine forest reserve, on the Teramo coast between Silvi and Roseto.
Porto Maurizio
Spiaggia d'Oro is a historic sandy beach in Porto Maurizio, with beach clubs, clear water and easy access to Imperia’s old town and marina.
Procchio
A long, shallow sandy beach on Elba's north coast, a favourite with families.
Punta Aderci
Abruzzo's wildest coastline: dune-backed sand and pebble beaches inside a protected nature reserve at Vasto.
Punta della Ginestra
A quiet stretch of the Costa dei Trabocchi at Fossacesia Marina, watched over by century-old fishing trestles.
Punta della Suina
A pine-backed stretch of coves near Gallipoli, once named one of Europe's most beautiful beaches.
Punta Prosciutto
A long, protected stretch of fine sand on the Ionian coast, known as Salento's 'Caribbean' beach.
Rocca San Giovanni Marina
A shingle-and-sand beach on the Costa dei Trabocchi, framed by some of the coast's best-preserved fishing trestles.
Roseto degli Abruzzi
The "Lido delle Rose": a wide, Blue Flag sandy beach backed by rose gardens on the Teramo coast.
San Salvo Marina
Abruzzo's southernmost beach, a wide sandy stretch near the Molise border with a quieter, small-town feel.
Sant'Andrea
One of Elba's most celebrated coves, with pale granite sand beneath Monte Capanne.
Santa Margherita
A stylish Riviera di Levante beach town with clear water, beach clubs, restaurants and easy access to Portofino
Silvi Marina
Seven kilometres of fine golden sand beneath the clifftop old town of Silvi Alta, nicknamed the "pearl of the Adriatic".
Sori
A small, local beach in the Golfo Paradiso, with clear water, beach clubs and easy train access from Genoa
Spiaggia di Ospedaletti
A quieter Riviera dei Fiori beach town with pebble beaches, clear water and an easy seafront atmosphere near Sanremo.
Spiaggia dei Balzi Rossi
A striking pebble cove tucked beneath red cliffs on the French border, famous for its prehistoric caves and crystal-clear water.
Spiaggia del Turchino
A small white-pebble cove at San Vito Chietino, where the Costa dei Trabocchi begins beneath D'Annunzio's cliffs.
Spiaggia di Acquaviva
A convenient roadside cove near Portoferraio named for the freshwater spring that once watered passing ships.
Spiaggia di Alassio
Four kilometres of fine sand on the Riviera di Ponente.
Spiaggia di Bonassola
A wide, free public beach of dark sand and small pebbles in a quiet village between Cinque Terre and Levanto.
Spiaggia di Cavo
A sandy village beach at Elba's northeastern tip, with the island's shortest ferry link to the mainland.
Spiaggia di Moneglia
A long sand-and-pebble bay in a sunny village ringed by old Genoese towers — great for families and full-day beach days.
Spiaggia di Noli
Long, sandy, family-friendly beach in a medieval seaside village.
Spiaggia di Paraggi
The only sandy beach near Portofino, with turquoise water.
Spiaggia di Pomonte
A low-key west-coast village beach famous for the sunken shipwreck just offshore.
Spiaggia di Seccheto
A west-facing village beach on Elba known for its pale, pinkish granite sand.
Spiaggia di Varigotti
A long sandy beach in front of Varigotti's pastel-coloured fishing village, with shallow turquoise water perfect for families.
Spiaggia di Vernazza
A tiny natural harbour beach tucked beneath the pastel houses of Vernazza, one of the most photographed villages of Cinque Terre.
Torino di Sangro Marina
A quiet shingle-and-sand beach on the Costa dei Trabocchi, at the mouth of the Sangro river.
Torre dell'Orso
A wide sandy bay on the Salento coast, framed by pines and the twin Due Sorelle sea stacks.
Torre Guaceto
A protected wetland and beach reserve on the Adriatic coast, prized for snorkelling and diving.
Torre San Giovanni
A Blue Flag beach on Salento's Ionian coast, split by a lighthouse into rocky and sandy halves.
Torre Vado
A small, low-key beach on Salento's Ionian coast, near the Maldives-style beaches of Pescoluse.
Tortoreto Lido
A wide sandy family beach on the Riviera delle Palme, below Tortoreto's medieval hilltop old town.
Vasto Marina
Vasto's main sandy resort beach, below the historic hilltop town and a short walk from Punta Aderci.
Vieste (Pizzomunno)
A long golden beach on the Gargano coast, marked by the legendary Pizzomunno sea stack.