Rocks and cliffs Blue Flag town Excellent water Protected area
Torre San Giovanni – Le Pazze
Ugento (LE)· Sea: Ionian
The beach at a glance
Coast of low rocks north of Torre San Giovanni, facing the isola delle Pazze, with many free stretches, in the Ugento park.
- Type of coast
- Rocks and cliffs
- Rocks 3,024 m
- Length
- 3,024 m
- Seafront
- 64% free
- 838 m free477 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
- Ugento has the Blue Flag this year
- Protected area
- Parco naturale regionale Litorale di Ugento
About the beach
North of Torre San Giovanni the sand gives way to a low rocky shore that continues for about three kilometres. There are no sandy beaches: you stay on the rocks and get into the water from the rock, so water shoes are essential. Much of the beachfront is free.
About two hundred metres off the coast rises the isola delle Pazze, a small islet that confident swimmers reach by swimming. To the south is the village with its small harbour and the black-and-white chequered lighthouse. The coast lies within the Litorale di Ugento regional nature park, which between Torre San Giovanni and Lido Marini protects shorelines, wetlands and Mediterranean scrub: the park rules apply.
The nearest car park is over half a kilometre away: allow for a walk. Ugento is a Blue Flag municipality. The coast faces south-west: with north (tramontana), north-east (grecale), east (levante), south-east (scirocco) and north-west (maestrale) winds it is sheltered, with south (ostro), south-west (libeccio) and west (ponente) winds the sea gets rough.
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
Nature and gardensLitorale di Ugento Regional Nature ParkAn uncontaminated oasis of luxuriant nature, the “Litorale di Ugento”
Regional Nature Park boasts sandy beaches, stretches of water, “gravinelle”
(small ravines), and woody areas. Ugento very close
Sea and cavesTorre San GiovanniFrom the long sandy and golden beach, as far as the scented pine forest,
from the dunes dotted with plants typical of the Mediterranean scrub, as
far as the small island which appears in the turquoise sea: Torre… Ugento very close
Sea and cavesPosto RossoPosto Rosso, enhanced by water springs and by the red cliffs, boasts a low
and rocky coast, along which small bays appear. Alliste 1.7 km away
Castles, towers and palacesTorre San Giovanni LighthouseBuilding symbol of Torre San Giovanni, important maritime fraction of the
city of Ugento. Ugento 1.9 km away
Sea and cavesTorre San Giovanni harbourThe marina is located south of Gallipoli, near Torre San Giovanni d'Ugento, with an outer jetty, a submerged jetty, and a shore platform. Ugento 2.1 km away
Beaches nearby
- Rocks and cliffsPosto RossoLow rocky shore with small free bays, flat rocks that emerge at low tide and a freshwater spring.Free Excellent water Natura 2000 Alliste · Ionian 2.4 km away
- SandTorre San GiovanniLong beach of fine golden sand south of the village, among low dunes, pine wood and beach clubs, in the Ugento park.Free · 13 beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Ugento · Ionian 3.3 km away
Rocks and cliffsCapilungoCoast of low rocks and small bays, all free and easy to reach, from the Pilella to the Sinfonò tower.Free Excellent water Alliste · Ionian 4.9 km away
SandTorre MozzaLong beach of very fine sand sloping gently into the water, with high dunes and scrub behind, in the Ugento park.Free · 9 beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Ugento · Ionian 6.4 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)
- Regione Puglia – Parchi e riserve naturali (rev. 11/2022) (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: Falk2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Photos: Patrick Nouhailler's…, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Photos: Patrick Nouhailler's…, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Photos: Patrick Nouhailler's…, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Photos: Patrick Nouhailler's…, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Photos: Patrick Nouhailler's…, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Data updated: Sunday, 25 October 2026.