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.
82 beaches · Clear
Rocks and cliffsMarina di NovaglieSmall landing place in the rock between Corsano and Gagliano, with rocky shore, a little bay with some sand and caves to see by boat.Beach clubs Excellent water Protected area Corsano, Gagliano del Capo · Adriatic
Rocks and cliffsMarina SerraWild rocky shore with a shallow natural pool, below the Torre di Palàne, as far as Torre Nasparo.Free Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Tricase · 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
SandPiloneSandy beaches and low rocks below Torre San Leonardo, in the Dune costiere park, almost all free.Free · 3 beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Ostuni · Adriatic
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 MiggianoSmall cove between twenty-metre cliffs, reached by about a hundred steps, below the 16th-century tower.Free Excellent water Protected area Santa Cesarea Terme · Adriatic
MixedPorto PirroneRocky coast with two small sandy inlets among the rocks, below a campsite, next to the Saturo archaeological park.Free Excellent water Blue Flag town Natura 2000 Leporano · 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
Rocks and cliffsPosto RossoLow rocky shore with small free bays, flat rocks that emerge at low tide and a freshwater spring.Free Excellent water Natura 2000 Alliste · 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
MixedPunta MelisoCoast of rocks and cliffs below the Leuca lighthouse, with no sand: you get into the water from the rock, in the coastal park.Free Excellent water Protected area Gagliano del Capo · Adriatic
Rocks and cliffsPunta PalascìaRugged rocky coast below the lighthouse of Punta Palascìa, the easternmost point of Italy, as far as Torre Sant'Emiliano.Free Excellent water Protected area Otranto · Adriatic
SandPunta Penna GrossaLong beach of fine sand among dunes and junipers at the start of the Torre Guaceto reserve, almost entirely free.Free · 1 beach club Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Carovigno · Adriatic
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
MixedPunta RistolaCoast of rocks and cliffs from Punta Ristola towards Torre Marchiello, with pale rock and sea caves: no sand and no beach clubs.Free Excellent water Natura 2000 Castrignano del Capo · Ionian
SandRosa MarinaFine sand among dunes and scrub in front of the Rosa Marina village, with low rocks and long free stretches.Free · beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Natura 2000 Ostuni · Adriatic
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
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
SandSan Pietro in BevagnaBeach of soft sand over four kilometres long, almost all free, with shallow water and the sanctuary of San Pietro.Free · 2 beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Natura 2000 Manduria · 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 Cesarea TermeSheer rocky shore with steps, natural pools in old quarries and sulphurous thermal waters, below the town's villas.2 beach clubs Excellent water Natura 2000 Santa Cesarea Terme · 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))