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.
48 beaches · Clear
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
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
SandTorre Canne sudLong sandy beach among the dunes of the Dune costiere park, almost entirely free, with shallow water and few beach clubs.Free · 3 beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Fasano · Adriatic
SandTorre ChiancaFour kilometres of white sand with dunes, beach clubs and long free stretches, below the 16th-century tower, in the Rauccio park.Free · 5 beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Lecce · Adriatic
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 dell'OrsoCrescent bay of very fine white sand between the tower and the cliff, with pine wood and dunes behind and the Due Sorelle offshore.8 beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Natura 2000 Melendugno · Adriatic
SandTorre GuacetoBay below the tower of Guaceto and a free beach as far as the Canale Reale, in the heart of the marine protected area.Free Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Carovigno, Brindisi · Adriatic
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 RinaldaAlmost four kilometres of sand fringed by dunes, largely free, in the Bosco e paludi di Rauccio park.Free · 1 beach club Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Lecce · Adriatic
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- 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))