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".
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 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 Fossola
A wild pebble cove just south of Riomaggiore, reached by a steep path - quieter and more dramatic than the village beach.
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 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.
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.