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.
132 beaches
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 cliffsTorre SudaCoast of low rocks between Capilungo and Mancaversa, with Posto Racale: no sand, you get into the water from the rock.Free Excellent water Racale · Ionian
Rocks and cliffsTorre VadoLow, flat rocky shore with freshwater springs, a small harbour and a 16th-century tower; to the east, the pebble beach.1 beach club Excellent water Blue Flag town Morciano di Leuca, Patù · 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 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
MixedVillanovaRocky coast with small coves around the small harbour of Villanova and its castle, with free stretches and beach clubs.Free · beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Ostuni · 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
- 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
- SandCapo San VitoRocky cape with a lighthouse south of the port of Taranto: cliffs, rocks and a few small beaches, with Italian Navy areas.1 beach club Excellent water Taranto · 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
- MixedCosta MerlataCoast of low cliffs and rocks on the Ostuni seafront, with a few small sandy coves.Free · beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Ostuni · Adriatic
- MixedGorgognoloCoast of rocks and low cliffs between Villanova and Costa Merlata, with almost no sand and far from the car parks.Beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Ostuni · Adriatic
- SandLe CanneSmall sandy coves among the low rocks of Marina di Pulsano, towards Leporano, with free stretches and one beach club.1 beach club Excellent water Blue Flag town Pulsano · Ionian
- 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
- SandLendinusoContinuous sandy beach backed by dunes, from Lendinuso to the Canuta area, almost all free.Free · beach clubs Excellent water Torchiarolo · 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
- SandLido BrunoSmall hollows of fine sand among rocks and scrub, near Taranto, with sandy seabeds full of sea urchins and fish.1 beach club Excellent water Taranto · Ionian
- SandLido SilvanaSandy coves between low rocky shores, overlooked by Torre Castelluccia, and an islet you can also reach by swimming.Free · beach clubs Excellent water Blue Flag town Pulsano · 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
- SandMarina di Lizzano estLong beach of pale sand, almost all free, with dunes and scrub behind, between Marina di Lizzano and Torre Ovo.Free · beach clubs Excellent water Lizzano · Ionian
- MixedMonticelliStretch of low, free rocky coast on the Ostuni seafront, with no sand and no beach clubs, for those who love the rocks.Free Excellent water Blue Flag town Ostuni · Adriatic
- SandPantanagianniSandy beach among dunes and scrub, largely free, with low rocks as far as the small cove of Torre Morgicchio.Free · 1 beach club Excellent water Blue Flag town Carovigno · Adriatic
- 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
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))