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.
43 beaches · Clear
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
SandTorre BorracoSandy beach, all free, about two kilometres long, with a ridge of dunes behind, towards the Borraco river.Free Excellent water Blue Flag town Natura 2000 Manduria · 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
MixedTorre OvoCoast of rocks and low cliffs around the tower, with rocky coves, the remains of an ancient landing place and clear sea.Free Excellent water Natura 2000 Torricella · 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 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 cliffsBaia d'ArgentoRocky coast with a small harbour for boats, in Leporano: no sand, you get into the water from the rocks.Free Excellent water Blue Flag town Natura 2000 Leporano · Ionian
- 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
- 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
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))