The beach at a glance
Rocky inlet in Taranto with very little sand, taken up by a bathing facility; outside it, only rocks.
- Type of coast
- Mixed
- Sand 80 m
- Rocks 2,419 m
- Length
- 2,499 m
- Seafront
- 0% free
- 0 m free569 m leased to beach clubs
- Water quality
- Excellent · classification 2024
- Off season: latest samples of the 2026 season
- Latest samples:
- Mon 13 Jul: within limits
- Mon 15 Jun: within limits
- Mon 18 May: within limits
- Mon 20 Apr: within limits
About the beach
Porto Cupo is a rocky bay on the eastern coast of Taranto, just north-west of Gandoli. Over about two and a half kilometres of coast there is very little sand, about 80 metres; the rest is low rocky shore. The beachfront with facilities is taken up by a bathing facility, which lists services for children, a bar, a restaurant, reserved parking and access for pets; there are no recorded stretches of free beach.
In the inlet there is a small landing place with a quay: boats lie at anchor and on entering must keep to the middle of the entrance. Those swimming from the rocks should watch out for passing boats and wear water shoes.
The nearest listed car park is a few hundred metres away. The bay faces south-west: with north (tramontana), north-east (grecale), east (levante) and south-east (scirocco) winds the sea is calm, with south (ostro), south-west (libeccio) and west (ponente) winds it gets rough.
On the map
Stretch of beachBeach club
Beach clubs
On this stretch of beach or less than 300 m away.
Events nearby
In the coming days within 5 km.
No events within 5 km in the coming days.
Things to see nearby
Sea and cavesMon ReveThe Mon Rêve landing spot is a small paved stretch in a cove with a seaside resort. Taranto very close- Sea and cavesLido GandoliLido Gandoli is a small, moored inlet with a loading crane, located in a state-owned maritime area leased to a private company. Leporano 1.7 km away
Sea and cavesMarina di LeporanoNatural coves with fine sand nestle along the rocky coastline of the
Marina di Leporano, caressed by the colours of the Ionian sea. Leporano 1.8 km away
ArchaeologySaturo Archeological ParkRemains of a Roman villa and a Roman spa on a picturesque promontory of the
Ionian riviera Leporano 2.6 km away
Beaches nearby
- SandGandoliLeporano bay with a short stretch of soft sand among the rocks and shallow water, partly free and partly with facilities.1 beach club Excellent water Blue Flag town Leporano · Ionian 1.7 km away
- SandSaturoSmall bay of very pale sand among the rocks, below the headland of the Saturo archaeological park, with shallow water.Free · 1 beach club Excellent water Blue Flag town Leporano · Ionian 2.6 km away
Rocks and cliffsTramontoneLong rocky shore between Porto Cupo and Lido Bruno, with short stretches of cliff and a few small sandy hollows.Free · 2 beach clubs Excellent water Natura 2000 Taranto · Ionian 2.7 km away
MixedPorto PirroneRocky coast with two small sandy inlets among the rocks, below a campsite, next to the Saturo archaeological park.Free Excellent water Blue Flag town Natura 2000 Leporano · Ionian 3.4 km away
Sources and licences
The data comes from public sources; before swimming check the signs and the town’s bathing ordinances.
- ARPA Puglia – Monitoraggio delle acque di balneazione (CC BY 4.0)
- Regione Puglia – Aree di balneazione e classificazione 2024 (CC BY 4.0)
- Regione Puglia – Piano Regionale delle Coste (SIT Puglia) (CC BY 4.0)
- © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0)
- Regione Puglia – Ricognizione dei Piani comunali delle coste (A.D. 142/2025, SIT Puglia) (CC BY 4.0)
- Pugliapromozione – DMS Puglia, open data (stabilimenti balneari, luoghi di interesse) (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikimedia Commons (foto: autore e licenza su ogni foto) (CC0, PD, CC BY, CC BY-SA)
- Wind forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
- Photos: Honza Hluštík, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Data updated: Sunday, 25 October 2026.