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.
23 beaches · Clear
SandCastellaneta MarinaThe beach in the centre of Castellaneta Marina: pale, fine sand, many beach clubs, free stretches and pine wood behind.7 beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Castellaneta · Ionian
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
Rocks and cliffsFunnovojereRugged rocky shore of Corsano with old salt pans in the rock, terraces of vines and olives and easy access at Chineddi and Sprunu.Free Excellent water Protected area Corsano · Adriatic
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
SandLitorale di PalagianoUniform sandy coastline, almost all free, with dunes and pine wood behind, between the mouths of the Lenne and the Lato.Free · beach clubs Excellent water Protected area Palagiano · 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
SandMarina di ChiatonaLong beach of soft sand with dunes and scrub at either end, beach clubs in the middle and a gently sloping seabed.Free · 1 beach club Excellent water Protected area Massafra · Ionian
Rocks and cliffsPorto BadiscoDeep inlet between rocks and broom with a small beach in the middle, where legend has it that Aeneas landed.Beach clubs Excellent water Protected area Otranto · Adriatic
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 cliffsPorto SelvaggioPebble bay among Aleppo pines and rocky shore, with cold springs and coves, to be reached on foot in the park.Free Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Nardò · 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
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
Rocks and cliffsSerra CicoraLong, low and rugged rocky shore between Torre Uluzzo and Torre Inserraglio, hard to reach, in the Porto Selvaggio park.1 beach club Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Nardò · Ionian
SandSpiaggia della StreaPeninsula of sand and low rocks closing off the port of Porto Cesareo to the south, with free stretches and shallow water.Free Excellent water Protected area Porto Cesareo · 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 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
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 LapilloLong beach of very fine pale sand with dunes, shallow water, free stretches and beach clubs, north of Porto Cesareo.Free · 13 beach clubs Excellent water Protected area Porto Cesareo · Ionian
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 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 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 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- 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
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))