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.
14 beaches · Clear
Rocks and cliffsBaia delle OrteWild coast of low rocks south of Otranto, with pine wood, freshwater springs and the bauxite quarry, in the coastal park.Free Excellent water Protected area Otranto · Adriatic
Rocks and cliffsCala dell'AcquavivaNarrow fjord between the rocks ending in a small free bay, with ice-cold freshwater springs, at Marina di Marittima.Free Excellent water Protected area Diso · Adriatic
Rocks and cliffsCastro MarinaRocky shores to dive from into a sea ranging from green to blue, between the harbour, the Grotta Zinzulusa and the Sorgente.1 beach club Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Castro · Adriatic
Rocks and cliffsCioloRocky gully running down to the sea below the coast road bridge, with a tiny cove and large sea caves.Free Excellent water Protected area Gagliano del Capo · Adriatic
Rocks and cliffsFunnovojereRugged rocky shore of Corsano with old salt pans in the rock, terraces of vines and olives and easy access at Chineddi and Sprunu.Free Excellent water Protected area Corsano · Adriatic
Rocks and cliffsLitorale di Gagliano del CapoAlmost five kilometres of cliffs between the Ciolo and Santa Maria di Leuca, with no beaches or beach clubs, in the coastal park.Free Excellent water Protected area Gagliano del Capo · Adriatic
Rocks and cliffsMarina di AndranoRocky shores and small ways into the sea along the lungomare delle Agavi, from the small harbour to the Botte, with the Grotta Verde.Free · 2 beach clubs Excellent water Protected area Andrano · Adriatic
Rocks and cliffsMarina di NovaglieSmall landing place in the rock between Corsano and Gagliano, with rocky shore, a little bay with some sand and caves to see by boat.Beach clubs Excellent water Protected area Corsano, Gagliano del Capo · Adriatic
Rocks and cliffsMarina SerraWild rocky shore with a shallow natural pool, below the Torre di Palàne, as far as Torre Nasparo.Free Excellent water Blue Flag town Protected area Tricase · Adriatic
Rocks and cliffsPorto BadiscoDeep inlet between rocks and broom with a small beach in the middle, where legend has it that Aeneas landed.Beach clubs Excellent water Protected area Otranto · Adriatic
Rocks and cliffsPorto MiggianoSmall cove between twenty-metre cliffs, reached by about a hundred steps, below the 16th-century tower.Free Excellent water Protected area Santa Cesarea Terme · Adriatic
Rocks and cliffsPunta PalascìaRugged rocky coast below the lighthouse of Punta Palascìa, the easternmost point of Italy, as far as Torre Sant'Emiliano.Free Excellent water Protected area Otranto · Adriatic
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
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
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))