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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35 beaches
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.
Baia Verde
Gallipoli's lively beach strip, known for turquoise water, beach clubs and Salento's biggest nightlife scene.
Bergeggi
Clear water and a tiny island protected as a marine reserve.
Boccadasse
A tiny pebble beach inside a postcard fishing village right in the city of Genoa.
Camogli Beach
Dark pebbles below a postcard fishing village.
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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.
Lama Monachile
Polignano a Mare's iconic cliff-lined cove, one of the most photographed beaches in Italy.
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 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.
Monopoli (Cala Porta Vecchia)
A small sandy beach beside Monopoli's old town walls, minutes from the historic centre.
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.
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.
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.
Roseto degli Abruzzi
The "Lido delle Rose": a wide, Blue Flag sandy beach backed by rose gardens on the Teramo coast.
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.
Silvi Marina
Seven kilometres of fine golden sand beneath the clifftop old town of Silvi Alta, nicknamed the "pearl of the Adriatic".