The beach at a glance
Coast of low cliffs between Santa Lucia and Lamaforca, with small sandy coves and rocks.
- Type of coast
- Mixed
- Sand 83 m
- Rocks 322 m
- Cliff 4,037 m
- Length
- 4,580 m
- Seafront
- 26% free
- 349 m free991 m leased to beach clubs
- Water quality
- Excellent · classification 2024
- Off season: latest samples of the 2026 season
- ARPA bathing areas:
- TORRE POZZELLA CALA DI FRONTEExcellentWed 15 Jul: within limits
- TORRE POZZELLA VILLAGGIO VALTURExcellentWed 15 Jul: within limits
- T.POZZELLA - SC. VALTUR 200 MT NORDExcellentWed 15 Jul: within limits
- LAMAFORCA CALA A SINISTRAExcellentWed 15 Jul: within limits
- Blue Flag town
- Ostuni has the Blue Flag this year
About the beach
The Torre Pozzella stretch runs from Santa Lucia to Lamaforca, on the coast of Ostuni towards Carovigno: over four kilometres of low cliffs and rocks, with small sandy coves. Overall there is little sand; the beachfront alternates free stretches with stretches with facilities, mostly on the rock.
Behind the coast there is a holiday village. Further south-east, already in the municipality of Carovigno, you reach Torre Santa Sabina, with its beaches and rocky shores.
The car parks are close by. From the cliffs you walk down to the sea, choosing the lowest points, and on the rocks you will need water shoes. In the sandy coves the seabed is gentler. The coast faces north: north (tramontana), north-east (grecale) and north-west (maestrale) winds make the sea rough, while with east (levante), south-east (scirocco), south (ostro), south-west (libeccio) and west (ponente) winds you are sheltered. Ostuni is a Blue Flag municipality.
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 cavesTorre Santa Sabina/MezzalunaTorre Santa Sabina, with its wonderful cliffs and sandy beaches, awaits visitors to dive in the Adriatic Sea. Carovigno 3.3 km away
Castles, towers and palacesTorre Santa SabinaTorre Santa Sabina, imbued with the scent of salt, is a characteristic
building by the coast, a few steps away from the town centre of the borough
of Carovigno. Carovigno 3.4 km away
Farmhouses and oil millsThe ‘’Lacopagliaro’’ underground oil millAn hypogeum of medieval origin, the underground oil mil Lacopagliaro in
Ostuni holds several spaces in its bowels destined to the production of
oil. Ostuni 4.1 km away
Beaches nearby
- MixedCosta MerlataCoast of low cliffs and rocks on the Ostuni seafront, with a few small sandy coves.Free · beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Ostuni · Adriatic 1.6 km away
MixedSpiaggia della MezzalunaRocky shore north of Torre Santa Sabina, with the diving spots of La Gola and the small crescent-shaped Mezzaluna beach.Free · 2 beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Carovigno · Adriatic 2.2 km away- MixedGorgognoloCoast of rocks and low cliffs between Villanova and Costa Merlata, with almost no sand and far from the car parks.Beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Ostuni · Adriatic 3.4 km away
- MixedTorre Santa SabinaThe village with its tower, small harbour and Camerini beach: sand, rocks and shallow water, almost all free.Free · 1 beach club Excellent water Blue Flag town Carovigno · Adriatic 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)
- Wikimedia Commons (foto: autore e licenza su ogni foto) (CC0, PD, CC BY, CC BY-SA)
- FEE Italia – Bandiera Blu 2026 (dato pubblico (elenco dei comuni premiati))
- Wind forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
- Photos: Giorgio Galeotti, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Photos: Giorgio Galeotti, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Data updated: Sunday, 25 October 2026.