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
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
SandTorre Specchia RuggeriCliff coast with sandy coves, open to the winds and popular with surfers and kiters, north of San Foca.Free · 2 beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Melendugno · Adriatic- 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
- 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
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))