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.
61 beaches · Clear
Rocks and cliffsTorre SquillaceCoast of low rocks with a little white sandy beach near the road, between Sant'Isidoro and Porto Cesareo, in the protected area.1 beach club Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Nardò · Ionian
Rocks and cliffsTramontoneLong rocky shore between Porto Cupo and Lido Bruno, with short stretches of cliff and a few small sandy hollows.Free · 2 beach clubs Excellent water Natura 2000 Taranto · Ionian
Rocks and cliffsTricase PortoLow rocky coast with caves and coves, two small harbours and an islet a few strokes away, from the Serra del Mito to San Nicola.Free Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Tricase · Adriatic- SandCeranoSandy beach below the cliffs, at the foot of the Bosco di Cerano reserve, south of Brindisi.Free · 1 beach club Excellent water Protected area Brindisi · Adriatic
- SandLido AzzurroSandy beach, all free, about two kilometres long, with dunes behind, on the coast north-west of Taranto.Free Excellent water Natura 2000 Taranto · Ionian
- SandMarina di FellonicheSeaside spot between Leuca and San Gregorio: low rocky shore with a sandy stretch of about 300 metres, almost all free.Free · beach clubs Excellent water Natura 2000 Castrignano del Capo · Ionian
- SandMarina di FerraraLong sandy beach, all free, with dunes and scrub behind and shallow water, as far as the mouth of the Patemisco.Free Excellent water Natura 2000 Massafra · 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
- SandSpecchiaricaBeach of fine sand behind the dunes, all free, from the Corsica area to the mouth of the Chidro, with shallow water.Free Excellent water Blue Flag town Natura 2000 Manduria · Ionian
- SandSpiaggia della CommendaLong sandy beach, almost all free, with dunes behind, from Campomarino towards Acquadolce, with few beach clubs.Free · 3 beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Natura 2000 Maruggio · 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
- SandTorre TestaSandy beach north of Brindisi, near the mouth of the Canale Giancola and the Torre Testa watchtower.Beach clubs Excellent water Natura 2000 Brindisi · 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))