Sand Blue Flag town Excellent water Protected areaFor families
Punta Pizzo
Gallipoli (LE)· Sea: Ionian
The beach at a glance
Rocky point with small beaches and a long stretch of sand beyond the pine wood, among scrub and a 16th-century tower, in the park.
- Type of coast
- Sand
- Sand 957 m
- Rocks 98 m
- Cliff 372 m
- Length
- 1,428 m
- Seafront
- 69% free
- 985 m free443 m leased to beach clubs
- Water quality
- Excellent · classification 2024
- Off season: latest samples of the 2026 season
- ARPA bathing areas:
- MASSERIA DEL PIZZOExcellentTue 14 Jul: within limits
- TORRE DEL PIZZOExcellentTue 14 Jul: 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 Pizzo is the rocky headland on the southern coast of Gallipoli, inside the Isola di Sant'Andrea e litorale di Punta Pizzo regional nature park. The point alternates low rocks and higher stretches with a few scraps of sand; crossing the pine wood you reach a sandy beach about a kilometre long, partly with facilities. For the free beach, walk north along the water's edge, past the sunshades. It is suitable for families.
In summer the pine wood behind gives shade, and the scrub is rich in strawberry tree, myrtle and mastic. On the headland stands the Torre del Pizzo, built in 1569 and recognisable by the triangular «pizzo» (point) at the top, next to a masseria; off Gallipoli, on the island of Sant'Andrea, Audouin's gull nests. Protection rules apply in the park.
The nearest car park is a short distance away, then you continue on foot. Gallipoli is a Blue Flag municipality. This stretch faces north-west: with north-east (grecale), east (levante), south-east (scirocco), south (ostro) and south-west (libeccio) winds it is sheltered, with north (tramontana), 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.
Lido Pizzo Beach
Bar · Punto ristoro · Ristorante · Quotidiani
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.
Things to see nearby
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 very close
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
Castles, towers and palacesTorre del PizzoBuilt under the dominion of Charles V, Torre del Pizzo rises to defend the
Ionian coast of Salento. Gallipoli very close
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 1.4 km away
Beaches nearby
- Rocks and cliffsPunta della SuinaTwo small sandy bays among low dunes, pine wood and rocks, facing the Scoglio Tondo, in the Punta Pizzo park.Free · 2 beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Gallipoli · Ionian 1.5 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 2.5 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 4.3 km away
Rocks and cliffsTorre SudaCoast of low rocks between Capilungo and Mancaversa, with Posto Racale: no sand, you get into the water from the rock.Free Excellent water Racale · Ionian 5.6 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: Paolo Laku · Regione Puglia
- Photos: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Photos: Fabrizio Garrisi, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Photos: Fabrizio Garrisi, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Photos: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Photos: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Photos: GeXeS, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Photos: Silvia Franceschetti, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Data updated: Sunday, 25 October 2026.