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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Baia dei Saraceni
A wild white-pebble bay backed by dramatic cliffs.
Baia dei Turchi
A sandy cove north of Otranto, reached through a pine forest and known for its turquoise water.
Baia delle Zagare
A dramatic Gargano cove between towering cliffs, framed by two striking sea stacks.
Casalbordino Lido
A dune-backed sandy beach between Vasto and the Costa dei Trabocchi, quieter than the bigger resort towns nearby.
La Sorgente
A quiet white-pebble cove beside Sansone, sharing the same clear water and cliffs.
Porto Selvaggio
A wild, pine-backed cove inside a protected nature reserve on Salento's Ionian coast.
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.
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.
Rosa Marina
A string of small sandy coves near Ostuni, alternating with low cliffs along a private coastal village.
San Fruttuoso
A hidden pebble cove beneath a medieval abbey, reachable only by boat or foot.
San Salvo Marina
Abruzzo's southernmost beach, a wide sandy stretch near the Molise border with a quieter, small-town feel.
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 della Padulella
A quiet rock-and-pebble cove tucked below Portoferraio, prized locally for its clear, deep water.
Spiaggia di Barabarca
A wild, hard-to-reach cove near Rio Marina, framed by rust-red cliffs from Elba's old iron mines.
Spiaggia di Fossola
A wild pebble cove just south of Riomaggiore, reached by a steep path - quieter and more dramatic than the village beach.
Torino di Sangro Marina
A quiet shingle-and-sand beach on the Costa dei Trabocchi, at the mouth of the Sangro river.
Torre Vado
A small, low-key beach on Salento's Ionian coast, near the Maldives-style beaches of Pescoluse.
Viticcio
A cluster of five wild coves near Enfola, reached by a rough path and largely free of crowds.