Beaches of Salento
Sand or rocks, free or with beach clubs, on the Adriatic or the Ionian: for every beach the water quality, the services and which winds leave it calm. Check today’s wind and pick the right coast.
20 beaches · Clear
SandCastellaneta Marina – spiaggia estBeach of pale, fine sand, almost all free, among dunes, scrub and Aleppo pines, as far as the Torre della Marina.Free · 1 beach club Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Castellaneta · Ionian
SandLido MariniGolden sandy beach almost two kilometres long with dunes and low rocks, with free stretches and beach clubs, between Salve and Ugento.Free · 6 beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Ugento · Ionian
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
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
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
SandPunta Penna GrossaLong beach of fine sand among dunes and junipers at the start of the Torre Guaceto reserve, almost entirely free.Free · 1 beach club Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Carovigno · Adriatic
SandPunta PizzoRocky point with small beaches and a long stretch of sand beyond the pine wood, among scrub and a 16th-century tower, in the park.Free · 1 beach club Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Gallipoli · Ionian
SandSant'IsidoroInlet of very fine sand with shallow water, sheltered by an islet, among rocks and a tower, in the marine protected area.Free · 1 beach club Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Nardò · Ionian
SandTorre CanneThe village's fine sandy beach, from the harbour to the beach clubs, with many free stretches and shallow water for children.Free · 2 beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Fasano · Adriatic
SandTorre Canne sudLong sandy beach among the dunes of the Dune costiere park, almost entirely free, with shallow water and few beach clubs.Free · 3 beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Fasano · Adriatic
SandTorre ChiancaFour kilometres of white sand with dunes, beach clubs and long free stretches, below the 16th-century tower, in the Rauccio park.Free · 5 beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Lecce · Adriatic
SandTorre ColimenaBay of soft sand, all free, with rocky shore towards the tower and the Salina dei Monaci behind, in a nature reserve.Free Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Manduria · Ionian
SandTorre GuacetoBay below the tower of Guaceto and a free beach as far as the Canale Reale, in the heart of the marine protected area.Free Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Carovigno, Brindisi · Adriatic
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
SandTorre RinaldaAlmost four kilometres of sand fringed by dunes, largely free, in the Bosco e paludi di Rauccio park.Free · 1 beach club Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Lecce · Adriatic
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
Rocks and cliffsTorre San Giovanni – Le PazzeCoast of low rocks north of Torre San Giovanni, facing the isola delle Pazze, with many free stretches, in the Ugento park.Free · beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Ugento · Ionian- SandPunta BufaloriaSandy beach with dunes and scrub in zone C of the Torre Guaceto reserve, largely free, with low rocks.Free · 1 beach club Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Carovigno · Adriatic
- SandRiva dei TessaliBeach of pale, fine sand backed by dunes, with free stretches and concession areas, between Riva dei Tessali and Borgo Pineto.Free · beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Castellaneta · Ionian
- SandSpiaggiabellaTwo kilometres of sand and dunes, almost all free, in the Rauccio park, between Torre Rinalda and Torre Chianca.Free · 2 beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Lecce · Adriatic
Wind forecast by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), for central Salento. Sources and licences: 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) · 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) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) · 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))