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.
51 beaches · Clear
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
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
SandTorre CanneThe village's fine sandy beach, from the harbour to the beach clubs, with many free stretches and shallow water for children.Free · 2 beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Fasano · Adriatic
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
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 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 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
Rocks and cliffsTorre MinervinoHigh rocky coast between Porto Badisco and Santa Cesarea, with no beaches, guarded by Torre Minervino and Torre Specchia di Guardia.Free Excellent water Protected area Santa Cesarea Terme · Adriatic
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
Rocks and cliffsTorre San Giovanni – Le PazzeCoast of low rocks north of Torre San Giovanni, facing the isola delle Pazze, with many free stretches, in the Ugento park.Free · 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- SandApaniLong sandy beach from the Apani rock towards Brindisi, with many beach clubs and a few free stretches.6 beach clubs Excellent water Protected area Brindisi · Adriatic
- 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
- MixedLe SalinelleCoast of low cliffs and pebbles south of the port of Brindisi, in the Salina di Punta della Contessa park.Free Excellent water Protected area 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))