The beach at a glance
Fine sand among dunes and scrub in front of the Rosa Marina village, with low rocks and long free stretches.
- Type of coast
- Sand
- Sand 1,047 m
- Rocks 582 m
- Length
- 1,744 m
- Seafront
- 83% free
- 1,445 m free299 m leased to beach clubs
- Water quality
- Excellent · classification 2024
- Off season: latest samples of the 2026 season
- Latest samples:
- Thu 16 Jul: within limits
- Thu 18 Jun: within limits
- Fri 22 May: within limits
- Fri 24 Apr: within limits
- Blue Flag town
- Ostuni has the Blue Flag this year
- Natura 2000 network
- ZSC Litorale Brindisino (IT9140002)
- Coastal erosion
- medium
About the beach
In front of the Rosa Marina holiday village, built in the 1960s with its small white villas, the coast alternates beaches of fine sand, backed by dunes and Mediterranean scrub, with stretches of low rocks. The beachfront is largely free, with a few small stretches with facilities.
The area has been inhabited since ancient times: a nearby site shows traces of human presence from the Neolithic to the Iron Age. The coast has been under landscape protection since 1975. It is part of the Litorale Brindisino Natura 2000 site. The wind that blows along this stretch draws windsurfers and kitesurfers, and nearby there are bars, restaurants, campsites and hotels.
The seabed is sandy and slopes gently, easy for families with children; on the rocks you will need water shoes. The car parks are a short distance away. The dunes are fragile and the coast is subject to erosion. The beach faces north-east: with north (tramontana), north-east (grecale) and east (levante) winds the waves roll in, with south-east (scirocco), south (ostro), south-west (libeccio), west (ponente) and north-west (maestrale) winds the sea calms down.
On the map
Stretch of beach
Events nearby
In the coming days within 5 km.
No events within 5 km in the coming days.
Things to see nearby
Sea and cavesRosa MarinaThe sandy beaches of Rosa Marina, surrounded by the Mediterranean scrub,
are the perfect place for those who are looking for a relaxing area, but
also for windsurf and kitesurf lovers. Ostuni 1.2 km away
Sea and cavesPiloneBlue sea and dunes dotted with Mediterranean scrub, a few kilometres away
from Ostuni, the beaches in the locality Pilone offer amazing views. Ostuni 1.6 km away
Sea and cavesPorto di Villanova di OstuniOstuni's tourist marina in Villanova is enclosed between two piers with some berths for pleasure craft. Ostuni 2.9 km away
Beaches nearby
- SandPiloneSandy beaches and low rocks below Torre San Leonardo, in the Dune costiere park, almost all free.Free · 3 beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Ostuni · Adriatic 1.2 km away
- MixedMonticelliStretch of low, free rocky coast on the Ostuni seafront, with no sand and no beach clubs, for those who love the rocks.Free Excellent water Blue Flag town Ostuni · Adriatic 1.4 km away
- MixedDiana MarinaLow rocky shore next to the small harbour of Villanova, with a scrap of sand and free access to the sea.Free Excellent water Blue Flag town Ostuni · Adriatic 2.2 km away
SandLido MorelliWhite sandy beach at the mouth of the Fiume Morelli, among the dunes of the Dune costiere park, almost entirely free.Free · 3 beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Ostuni · Adriatic 2.9 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 – Perimetrazione dei siti Natura 2000 (12/2023) (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: Marconi Ed. · Regione Puglia
- Photos: Numenor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Data updated: Sunday, 25 October 2026.