06/05/2024
✨Some of the Best Beaches in Italy✨
🌊Atrani, Campania
A small picturesque Atrani is reminiscent of Italy's most famous coastal hot spots-Aside from its beautiful churches, lively piazzas, and colorful cliffside perch in the province of Salerno, Atrani has a pale-sand beach flush against the Tyrrhenian Sea
🌊Chiaia di Luna, Ponza
you get this crescent shaped sliver of sand at the foot of a towering, 328-foot volcanic rock cliff. It’s located on Ponza, dense with spectacular beaches, coves, grottos, and seafood restaurants.
🌊La Pelosa, Sardinia
The second largest island in the Mediterranean with a vast diversity of landscapes, much of them undeveloped: forested woods, flat plains, rocky coasts, and—of course—beautiful beaches with powdery sand and bright blue waters. La Pelosa is beloved by those in the know for its ramshackle offshore castle, and the way you can wade out for seemingly forever just up to your knees. It’s almost like a huge saltwater swimming pool.
🌊Scala dei Turchi, Sicily
Italian for “Turkish Steps,” or more literally “Stairs of the Turks” a rocky cliff on the coast near the town of Realmonte on the southern edge of Sicily. The name dates back to the Middle Ages, when Ottoman corsairs sheltered themselves here from the fierce sea winds behind the crags made of characteristically white marlstone.
🌊San Fruttuoso, Liguria
The allure of Italian coastal living isn’t exclusive to the country’s southern sands and isles. Head up north to Genoa, and you can make the short drive to picture-perfect San Fruttuoso. Well, drive and hike: This secret bay can only be reached by hiking from Portofino or by ferry from Rapallo or Comoglu—but that seclusion is part of the appeal.
🌊Spiaggia dei Conigli, Lampedusa
Lampedusa is the southernmost island in all of Italy; it’s closer in distance to the African mainland than to continental Europe. Adrift in the Mediterranean, it’s got a bounty of sun and surf—but perhaps the beast beach on the isle is the Spiaggia dei Conigli, which literally translates to “beach of the rabbits.”
🌊Marasusa, Calabria
Visit the physical “toe” of Italy’s boot and you’ll find so many delightful seaside landscapes it might even get boring. The antidote to such ennui might be the jewel of Calabria, Marasusa Beach. Located in the town of Tropea, it’s a place so awe-inspiring that it was christened la costa degli dei, literally “the coast of the gods.”
🌊Cala Tonnarella, Sicily
Fair warning: It’s a literal hike to get to sun-soaked Cala Tonnarella, a hidden cove in the Zingaro Nature Reserve on the Gulf of Castellammare. The beach is inaccessible by road, and it takes a little over an hour to get there on foot from the reserve’s southern car park. It’s worth the effort: Upon arrival, you’ll be met with a secluded and uncrowded paradise as a reward.
🌊Spiaggia di Sansone, Isola d’Elba
As the third largest Italian island in the Med, it’s home to many contenders for this list, but Sansone edges out the competition. Its pristine shore—a mixture of sand and smooth white pebbles—leads you to calm, transparent water. It’s shallow, too, making it popular among families and snorkelers.
