Rocks and cliffs Blue Flag town Excellent water Protected area
Punta della Suina
Gallipoli (LE)· Sea: Ionian
The beach at a glance
Two small sandy bays among low dunes, pine wood and rocks, facing the Scoglio Tondo, in the Punta Pizzo park.
- Type of coast
- Rocks and cliffs
- Sand 1,910 m
- Rocks 548 m
- Length
- 2,458 m
- Seafront
- 59% free
- 967 m free680 m leased to beach clubs
- Water quality
- Excellent · classification 2024
- Off season: latest samples of the 2026 season
- Latest samples:
- Tue 14 Jul: within limits
- Tue 16 Jun: within limits
- Tue 19 May: within limits
- Tue 21 Apr: within limits
- Blue Flag town
- Gallipoli has the Blue Flag this year
- Protected area
- Parco naturale regionale Isola di S.Andrea e litorale di punta Pizzo
- Natura 2000 network
- ZSC/ZPS Litorale di Gallipoli e Isola S. Andrea (IT9150015)
- Coastal erosion
- low
About the beach
Punta della Suina lies between Baia Verde and Punta Pizzo, away from the town, in the Isola di Sant'Andrea e litorale di Punta Pizzo regional nature park. There are two small sandy bays with low dunes, facing an islet called Scoglio Tondo that sits just off the shore; around them the coast is rocky. Over half the beachfront is free, with a couple of beach clubs on the rocks, and the beach is suitable for families.
You get there on foot through the Aleppo pine wood, planted in the 1930s, among scrub of strawberry tree, myrtle and mastic. Climbing over the rocks to the left you reach the long free beach that continues as far as Punta Pizzo. In summer the point is also a place for parties and music nights. Protection rules apply in the park.
The nearest car park is a few hundred metres away. Gallipoli is a Blue Flag municipality. The coast faces west: with north (tramontana), north-east (grecale), east (levante), south-east (scirocco) and south (ostro) winds it is sheltered, with south-west (libeccio), west (ponente) and north-west (maestrale) winds the sea gets rough. It is part of the Litorale di Gallipoli e Isola S. Andrea Natura 2000 site.
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.
Il Parco d'Autunno – Pumpkin Festival
Four autumn weekends with a pumpkin theme at Raffo Parco Gondar, with family activities and a food area.
Halloween vs Dia de los Muertos
Night of celebration with three stages, music, and thematic scenery.
Things to see nearby
Sea and cavesPunta della SuinaPunta della Suina, surrounded by the lush Mediterranean scrub and by a pine
forest, boasts two small sandy bays and a small island, which is almost
separated by the coast. Gallipoli very close
Nature and gardensRegional Nature Park Litorale di Punta Pizzo e Isola di Sant'AndreaThe Island of Sant’Andrea, inside the Park of Punta Pizzo, has the only
colony of nesting Audouin’s gull along the Adriatic and Ionian coast in
Italy. Gallipoli 1.4 km away
Castles, towers and palacesTorre del PizzoBuilt under the dominion of Charles V, Torre del Pizzo rises to defend the
Ionian coast of Salento. Gallipoli 2.1 km away
Sea and cavesPunta PizzoThe rocky coast, the sandy beach and the sea with wonderful reflections,
Punta Pizzo stands out in the heart of the nature park. Gallipoli 2.3 km away
Beaches nearby
- SandPunta PizzoRocky point with small beaches and a long stretch of sand beyond the pine wood, among scrub and a 16th-century tower, in the park.Free · 1 beach club Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Gallipoli · Ionian 1.5 km away
SandBaia VerdeLong beach of fine white sand south of Gallipoli, among dunes and many beach clubs, with shallow water near the shore.Free · 17 beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Natura 2000 Gallipoli · Ionian 3.1 km away
Rocks and cliffsMarina di MancaversaLow rocky shore of flat rocks, almost all free and easy to walk on, with seabeds full of life, as far as Posto Li Sorci.Free · 1 beach club Excellent water Taviano, Gallipoli · Ionian 3.8 km away
Rocks and cliffsGallipoli – FontanelleShort stretch of low rocky shore between Baia Verde and the port of Gallipoli, right by the seafront and the town.1 beach club Excellent water Blue Flag town Gallipoli · Ionian 5.2 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)
- Regione Puglia – Parchi e riserve naturali (rev. 11/2022) (CC BY 4.0)
- Regione Puglia – Perimetrazione dei siti Natura 2000 (12/2023) (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)
- salentosagreeventi.it – luoghi (foto e testi già pubblicati) (come indicato sulle foto)
- FEE Italia – Bandiera Blu 2026 (dato pubblico (elenco dei comuni premiati))
- Wind forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
- Photos: Leonardo D'Angelo · Regione Puglia
- Photos: Carlo Pelagalli, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Photos: Carlo Pelagalli, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Photos: Silvia Franceschetti, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Data updated: Sunday, 25 October 2026.