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Beaches in Italy

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A wide-angle view of a lakeshore with wooden piers extending into shallow water, lined with tall cypress trees and greenery on the right bank, under an overcast sky.

Sirmione, Lombardy

Lido di Sirmione

Lakeside beach on Lake Garda

A sandy beach with dune grasses, driftwood, and a calm sea under a cloudy sky, with no visible signage or distinctive landmarks.

Spiaggia del Lido

Sandy beach in Vieste's historic center

A crowded sandy beach with numerous sunbathers and swimmers, backed by a dense row of multi-story Mediterranean-style buildings with terracotta roofs, under a clear blue sky; a concrete seawall and promenade are visible on the right.

Cefalù, Sicily

Spiaggia di Cefalù

Sandy beach beneath La Rocca promontory

A high-angle panoramic view of a long, curved sandy beach lined with colorful umbrellas and sunbathers, backed by multi-story hotels and buildings, with a prominent rocky islet offshore and hills rising behind the town under a clear blue sky.

Ischia, Campania and Amalfi Coast

Spiaggia di San Montano

Split free and paid beach near Lacco Ameno town

One part is free

A coastal landscape showing a sandy beach curving along turquoise water, backed by dense green Mediterranean scrub and forested hills, with a few small buildings and people visible on the shore.

Alghero, Sardinia

Lazzaretto

Sandy beach near Porto Conte Park

A scenic coastal view of a sandy beach framed by large pink granite boulders and rocky cliffs, with turquoise water, anchored boats, and distant mountains under a blue sky.

Costa Smeralda, Sardinia

Cala Coticcio

Turquoise beach on Caprera Island, Sardinia

A high-altitude satellite or orbital photograph showing a rugged, mountainous coastline with a prominent peninsula jutting into the sea, a large inland lake (Lago Alento), and a flat coastal plain with agricultural fields and urban development nea

Praia A Mare, Calabria

Acciaroli Village

Historic fishing village with crystal-clear waters

A wide sandy beach with gentle waves, a wooden lifeguard station and beach bar labeled "Base 41" on the right, roped-off sand in the foreground, and distant mountains under a partly cloudy sky.

Sperlonga, Lazio

Spiaggia di Sperlonga

Sandy beach in the Regional Park of the Ulysses Riviera

A sunny coastal scene showing a sandy beach with people swimming and sunbathing, a stone breakwater, a promenade with a parked silver SUV, and a historic town built on a steep cliff overlooking the sea.

Pizzo, Calabria

Spiaggia di Pizzo

Clifftop town on the Tyrrhenian Sea

A coastal scene showing a sandy beach crowded with people, turquoise water, and a steep, green hillside with buildings, including a prominent white hotel, rising above the shore.

Cesenatico, Emilia-Romagna

Adriatic Coast Beaches

Golden beaches and Leonardo da Vinci canal

A panoramic view of a crescent-shaped bay filled with numerous small boats, backed by a dense cluster of colorful buildings and a hilltop fortress under a cloudy sky.

Sestri Levante, Liguria

Baia del Silenzio (Bay of Silence)

Crescent bay named for tranquility by 1919 poet

€5 starting in 2025

A high-angle view of the coastal village of Positano on the Amalfi Coast, Italy, showing its colorful buildings cascading down a steep cliffside to a pebble beach lined with umbrellas, with numerous boats anchored in the turquoise bay.

Positano, Campania and Amalfi Coast

Spiaggia Grande

Positano's main 400m beach with cliffside amenities

Free central area; bathhouse with sunbeds

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