Punta della Suina

Between Baia Verde and Punta Pizzo, in the area of Gallipoli, Punta della suina overlooks the Ionian Sea and has been awarded 3 Sails (a flag awarded to the most beautiful beaches) of Legambiente (Italian environment protection association).

The locality, in the heart of the Regional Nature Park “Isola di sant’Andrea – Litorale di Punta Pizzo” and away from the town centre, boasts low dunes, behind which there is the lush Mediterranean scrub and the pine forest.

Punta della Suina consists of two small sandy bays, among the most famous and popular ones in Salento, right in front of a small island called Scoglio tondo, which is almost separated by the coast and caressed by the clear water.

Walk just a hundred metres inside the pine forest and you will be in front of a small Caribbean-style café, which has been built on a small rocky hilltop by the sea, at whose feet there is a private beach.

Continue to walk on the left, passing by the cliffs, and after a few metres you will arrive at the long public beach, which goes as far as Lido Pizzo.

Punta delle Suina is also an exclusive location for parties, happy hours and music events in the evening for those who love nightlife.

At Punta Pizzo, as along the coast of the Regional Nature Park “Isola di Sant’Andrea – Litorale di Punta Pizzo”, the Mediterranean scrub is enhanced by strawberry tree, myrtle and pistacia lentiscus. The Mediterranean scrub flanks the large pine forest behind the beach and, in summer, is a cool refuge for bathers. Nearby instead, on the Island of Sant’Andrea in front of Gallipoli, nest the rare species of Audouin’s gull.