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.
29 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
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
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 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
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
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
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
Rocks and cliffsSanta CaterinaRocky coast with a small sandy bay, small harbour, caves and an islet, as far as Torre dell'Alto at the edge of the park.2 beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Natura 2000 Nardò · Ionian
Rocks and cliffsSanta Maria al BagnoSmall sandy beach in the village, among low rocks with steps for diving, as far as the Quattro Colonne and the Reggia.1 beach club Excellent water Blue Flag town Natura 2000 Nardò, Galatone · 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 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
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))