Italy welcomes its guests with busy noisy beaches and idyllic lagoons hidden behind a series of impregnable cliffs. Check out the top 10 most beautiful Italian beaches.
Italy beaches, photo by silvia casotti
The total length of the beaches of Italy is almost 7.5 thousand kilometers. In coastal cities and communes of the sunny country, fabulous landscapes await tourists: a clear sky, a blue transparent sea, marble pebbles, clean sand. Amalfi and Ligurian coasts, romantic Sicily, the beautiful Adriatic and cozy Calabria welcome guests with lively noisy beaches and idyllic lagoons hidden behind a series of impregnable cliffs.
Here are the TOP 10 of the most beautiful Italian beaches. Among them there are places that are popular all over the world and cozy corners, little known even within the country.
Red bay
Mariolu bay
Marina Pikola
Spiaggia dei Conigli
Fetovaya Beach
Marina del Isola
Spinoza Bay
Skala dei Turki
Chiaia di Luna
Baia delle Dzagare
1. Red Cove beach on the island of Favignana off the coast of Sicily
Red Bay (Cala Rossa), photo by Pietro Totaro
On the tiny island of Favignana (Favignana), which is part of the Aegadian Islands, lives a little more than four thousand people. About forty hotels have been built here. There are not too many tourists in the Red Bay (Cala Rossa) - only the Sicilian ferry connects Favignan with the "big land", it is not easy to get to the island. This is the charm of Cala Rossa beach: in a bay surrounded by limestone cliffs, it is always cozy, quiet, non-vain.
2. Mariolu Bay on the Tyrrhenian Sea
Cove Mariolu (Cala Mariolu), photo Giovanni Giacomini
Cala Mariolu beach lies within the commune villages of Orosei and Baunei. The coast here is covered with light marble pebbles, changing color under the sun. This is one of the most beautiful beaches on the east coast of Sardinia. The bay is surrounded by the picturesque cliffs of Orosei Bay, from which bathers dive into the crystal clear water. At the height of the season, there are many tourists visiting Cala Mariola.
3. Marina Pikola - one of the best beaches on the island of Capri
Marina Piccola, photo by Nicolas Vigier
The island of Capri has historically been considered a place of attraction for great and odious people. The rulers of the Roman Empire loved to be here; on the island rested Lenin and Gorky, Tchaikovsky and Stanislavsky; many world celebrities came here. In a small bay, Marina Piccola, according to legend, is the "rock of sirens" sung by Homer.
Capri is still considered an elite resort, but not everyone knows about Marina Piccola, so Marina Piccola remains secluded.
4. Spiaggia dei Conigli Beach on Lampedusa Island
Rabbit Beach (Spiaggia dei Conigli), photo by Silvia Albini
This fantastically beautiful beach is also popularly called "Rabbit Beach". It is located on the island of Lampedusa (Lampedusa), 200 km from Sicily. The beach attracts vacationers with white sand and a picturesque coastline. The world-famous Spiaggia dei Conigli is located in a conservation area. Here, right on the beach, eggs are protected by sea turtles Caretta-Caretta.
You have to get to Rabbit Beach on foot - you can’t get to the coast by bus or car. You need to walk along a mountain trail for about twenty minutes. Along the way, tourists discover the amazing scenery of the volcanic island.
5. Fetovaya Beach on the Elbe, in the Tyrrhenian Sea
Fetovaia Beach, photo by Giorgia Masiero
The Tuscan Archipelago National Marine Park includes seven islands. One of them is Elba, the place of exile of Napoleon. This is the most beautiful island of the archipelago. Fetovaia Beach (Spiaggia di Fetovaia), located on its shore, is considered one of the best in Italy.
The landscape here is amazing: snow-white sand, turquoise expanse of water, blue sky, green hills surrounding the bay. It’s quiet on Fetovaia, there are few people, there are practically no waves in the secluded bay. The beach lies on a sand strip about 200 meters wide.
6. Marina del Isola, a beach in the resort of Tropea
Marina dell'Isola, photo by Stefano Garofolo
Tropea is the pearl of the Tyrrhenian coast of Calabria. Here, at the extreme point of the Apennine Peninsula, is the beach of Marina del Isola Spiaggia (Spiaggia Marina dell'Isola). This beach is always crowded, but getting here is easy: no need to catch a ferry and sail to secluded islands.
You should rent a car and get to the beach, even if you are just traveling in Italy. It is amazingly beautiful here - against the backdrop of the blue sea, on the rock of Isola Bella stands the ancient temple of Santa Maria dell'Isola.
7. Cala Spinoza - Sardinia, municipality of Santa Teresa Gallura
Spinosa Bay (Cala Spinosa), photo saroneil
There are not many tourists in the north of Sardinia. Mostly Italians come to Spinoza Bay (Cala Spinosa) to spend the weekend. Cala Spinoza beach is a very narrow sand strip, but the sea here is surprisingly clear. It is better to go here on weekdays - sunbathe on a secluded beach, admire the magnificent scenery, go diving in crystal clear water.
8. Scala dei Turks on the coast of Sicily
Turkish Steps Beach (Scala dei Turchi), photo by Tiberio Frascari
The Turkish Staircase (Spiaggia di Scala dei Turchi - Skala dei Turki) is a monumental snow-white cliff, which, under the long-term influence of the winds, has acquired a bizarre outline of steps descending to the water. The name of this place is explained by its similarity with the famous baths in Pamukkale; there is another version - that these steps landed on the Italian coast of the Saracens.
The beach is located in the vicinity of Realmonte, not far from Agrigento. The unique natural site is nominated for inclusion in the UNESCO register. The width of the sand strip on the coast is small, and during high tides the beach completely disappears under water.
9. Chiaia di Luna - beach on the island of Ponza
Chiaia di Luna, photo by Marialuisa C.
There are always a lot of beach people on Chiaia di Luna (Spiaggia di Chiaia di Luna) - this paradise is located on the island of Ponza in the Lazio region near Rome. Although you can get to the beach, surrounded by high cliffs, only by ferry, people do not stop it. It is better to come here in the spring or in September - there are fewer vacationers at this time than in the high season, and the landscape, as always, is amazing.
10. Baia delle Dzagare - a beach on the shores of Dzagare Bay
Baia delle Zagare, photo by vincenzo di nuzzo
Baia delle Dzagare beach (Spiaggia di Baia delle Zagare) is located in the Monte Gargano National Reserve in the region of Apulia. Tourists are attracted not only by an idyllic vacation on the beach, but also by a great opportunity to visit interesting places: ancient mountain forests and natural oak groves of Forest Umbra; The ancient pilgrimage sanctuary is the Church of the Archangel Michael on Mount Monte Gargano. There is a ferry from Dzagar to Montenegro - after eight hours of travel you can be on the opposite Adriatic coast.
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