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.
12 beaches · Clear
MixedBaia dei TurchiWhite sand set in the rock among pine wood and scrub, with small bays up to the Alimini and the little cove of Toraiello.Beach clubs Excellent water Natura 2000 Otranto · Adriatic
MixedBaia di Porto CupoRocky inlet in Taranto with very little sand, taken up by a bathing facility; outside it, only rocks.1 beach club Excellent water Taranto · Ionian
MixedLa ForcatellaLow coast between Savelletri and Torre Canne, with flat rocks and free coves of sand and pebbles, good for families.Free · 1 beach club Excellent water Blue Flag town Fasano · Adriatic
MixedMontedarenaCoast of low rocks with small sandy coves in Marina di Pulsano, with hardly any beach clubs.Free · beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Pulsano · Ionian
MixedSavelletriLow rocky coast around the fishing village of Savelletri, with a few sandy coves, beach clubs and free stretches.2 beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Fasano · Adriatic
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
MixedTorre CastiglioneCoast of low rocks with stretches of sand, the ruins of the tower and the spunnulate, in the Porto Cesareo marine protected area.Free · 3 beach clubs Excellent water Protected area Porto Cesareo · Ionian
MixedTorre PozzellaCoast of low cliffs between Santa Lucia and Lamaforca, with small sandy coves and rocks.Beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Ostuni · Adriatic
MixedVillanovaRocky coast with small coves around the small harbour of Villanova and its castle, with free stretches and beach clubs.Free · beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Ostuni · Adriatic- 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
- MixedRivabellaSandy beach north of Gallipoli with stretches of low rocks, largely free and with a few beach clubs.Free · 6 beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Gallipoli · Ionian
- 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
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))