The beach at a glance
Cliff coast with sandy coves, open to the winds and popular with surfers and kiters, north of San Foca.
- Type of coast
- Sand
- Sand 1,087 m
- Rocks 126 m
- Cliff 2,199 m
- Length
- 3,430 m
- Seafront
- 86% free
- 2,936 m free494 m leased to beach clubs
- Water quality
- Excellent · classification 2024
- Off season: latest samples of the 2026 season
- ARPA bathing areas:
- TORRE SPECCHIA RUGGERIExcellentMon 6 Jul: within limits
- MASSERIA NUOVAExcellentMon 6 Jul: within limits
- Blue Flag town
- Melendugno has the Blue Flag this year
- Coastal erosion
- medium
About the beach
Torre Specchia Ruggeri is a stretch of over three kilometres north of San Foca, as far as Masseria Nuova. It is mostly cliff, with just over a kilometre of sand divided into coves that follow one another along the coast, some free and others with facilities. About three quarters of the seafront are free and there are two beach clubs; one offers a bar and services for children.
The beach is open to the winds and is popular in every season with surfers, kitesurfers and windsurfers. The sandy coves are fine for children too, while getting into the water from the rock calls for care and water shoes.
The nearest car park is almost a kilometre away: allow for a walk. The coast faces north-east: north (tramontana), north-east (grecale) and east (levante) winds make the sea rough and bring in the surfers, while with south-east (scirocco), south (ostro), south-west (libeccio), west (ponente) and north-west (maestrale) winds it is sheltered. Melendugno is a Blue Flag municipality.
On the map
Stretch of beachBeach club
Beach clubs
On this stretch of beach or less than 300 m away.
Mora Mora Beach
Kalè Kora
Bar · Quotidiani · Servizi per bambini (es. baby sitting) · Punto ristoro
- Services for people with disabilities: parcheggi riservati
- Pets allowed
Events nearby
In the coming days within 5 km.
No events within 5 km in the coming days.
Things to see nearby
Sea and cavesSan FocaAlong the rocky coast of San Foca, there are two sandy coves, amid caves
and sea stacks which come out of the blue sea. Melendugno 2.5 km away
Sea and cavesSan Foca harbourNorth of the port of Otranto lies the port of Santa Foca, protected to the north by a curved breakwater and to the south by an underwater… Melendugno 2.6 km away
Beaches nearby
- SandSan FocaTwo sandy inlets either side of the harbour, between low rocks and sea stacks, in the fishing village of San Foca.Free · 10 beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Melendugno · Adriatic 3 km away
Rocks and cliffsRocaCliffs and rocks with no beach between Roca Li Posti and Roca Vecchia, with the archaeological area and the Grotta della Poesia.3 beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Melendugno · Adriatic 4.3 km away
SandLe CesineSeven kilometres of sand and dunes, almost all free, in front of the Le Cesine oasis, with Le Ficherelle and Al Ponticello.Free · 3 beach clubs Excellent water Protected area Vernole · Adriatic 4.5 km away
SandTorre dell'OrsoCrescent bay of very fine white sand between the tower and the cliff, with pine wood and dunes behind and the Due Sorelle offshore.8 beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Natura 2000 Melendugno · Adriatic 6.7 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)
- 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)
- FEE Italia – Bandiera Blu 2026 (dato pubblico (elenco dei comuni premiati))
- Wind forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
- Photos: barbanto, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Photos: Art Anderson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Data updated: Sunday, 25 October 2026.