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.
33 beaches · Clear
SandAliminiLong beach of very fine sand with high dunes, pine wood and shallow water, in front of the Alimini lakes, with beach clubs and free stretches.Free · 21 beach clubs Excellent water Natura 2000 Otranto · Adriatic
SandBaia VerdeLong beach of fine white sand south of Gallipoli, among dunes and many beach clubs, with shallow water near the shore.Free · 17 beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Natura 2000 Gallipoli · Ionian
SandCasalabateFour kilometres of sand with dunes and low rocky shore, almost all free, from Masseria Romatelle to Torre Specchiolla.Free · 2 beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Lecce · Adriatic
SandConca SpecchiullaCliffs with stretches of sand and dunes between Torre Sant'Andrea and Frassanito, almost all free, with only one beach club.Free · 1 beach club Excellent water Natura 2000 Otranto · Adriatic
SandFrassanitoBeach of very fine white sand between high dunes and pine wood, with beach clubs and free stretches, loved by surfers and kiters.Free · 2 beach clubs Excellent water Natura 2000 Otranto · Adriatic
SandFrigoleOver seven kilometres of even sand, with dunes and long free stretches, from the Lago Grande to south of Frigole.Free · 7 beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Natura 2000 Lecce · Adriatic
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
SandLido ConchiglieSandy beach almost two kilometres long below the Altolido ridge, with free stretches, a few beach clubs and stretches of high coast.Free · 4 beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Natura 2000 Gallipoli · 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
Rocks and cliffsMarina di AndranoRocky shores and small ways into the sea along the lungomare delle Agavi, from the small harbour to the Botte, with the Grotta Verde.Free · 2 beach clubs Excellent water Protected area Andrano · Adriatic
Rocks and cliffsMarina di MancaversaLow rocky shore of flat rocks, almost all free and easy to walk on, with seabeds full of life, as far as Posto Li Sorci.Free · 1 beach club Excellent water Taviano, Gallipoli · Ionian
SandOtrantoTown coast of rocks and small sandy beaches, from the Castellana to the Gradoni beach, near the Idro channel.Free · 5 beach clubs Excellent water Natura 2000 Otranto · Adriatic
SandPescoluse – Maldive del SalentoLong beach of very fine pale sand with dunes, shallow water, free stretches and many beach clubs, from Posto Vecchio to Pescoluse.Free · 13 beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Salve · Ionian
SandPorto CesareoThe town on the sea, with small stretches of sand between rocks and quays and the Isola dei Conigli a few strokes away, in the protected area.Free · beach clubs Excellent water Protected area Porto Cesareo · Ionian
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 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
SandPunta ProsciuttoLong beach of white sand, largely free, among dunes and scrub, with shallow water, in the Palude del Conte reserve.Free · 3 beach clubs Excellent water Protected area Porto Cesareo · Ionian
SandSan CataldoThe sandy beach of the people of Lecce: kilometres of beach clubs and free stretches between the groynes, from the dock to the Rotonda.Free · 5 beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Natura 2000 Lecce, Vernole · Adriatic
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
Rocks and cliffsSan GregorioInlet with a small pier and a bay of large pebbles among low rocks, waters for mask and snorkel and the ancient Messapian port of Vereto.Free · 1 beach club Excellent water Natura 2000 Patù · 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
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
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 Chianca – Scala di FurnoSmall sandy bays and low rocks between Porto Cesareo and Torre Lapillo, with shallow water and the sunken Roman columns.Free · 6 beach clubs Excellent water Protected area Porto Cesareo · Ionian
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))