A red and white sea kayak with "OVERLINE" written on its side floats in calm blue water near a rocky cliff, with a large conical volcanic island visible in the background under a clear sky.

CC BY-SA 3.0 • Photo by Salvo Cannizzaro via Wikimedia Commons

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Water Sports 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 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 coastal view of a town with terracotta-roofed buildings nestled along a rocky, hilly shoreline, viewed from the sea under a pale sky.

Costa Smeralda, Sardinia

La Maddalena Archipelago National Park

Seven granite islands in a protected Sardinian sea

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

A high-angle view of a long, sandy beach curving along a coastal town with terracotta-roofed buildings, palm trees lining the shore, and a steep green mountain rising behind the town, under a blue sky with scattered clouds.

Amalfi, Campania and Amalfi Coast

Marina Grande Beach

Historic pebble beach overlooking Amalfi's center

A scenic view of a calm, greenish-blue river lined with tall poplar trees and lush vegetation, with a stone bridge visible in the distance under a sunset sky; a concrete railing is on the left foreground.

Treviso, Veneto and the Dolomites

Sile River Park

Italy's longest spring river park with historic mills

A sunset over a calm sea with two small boats floating near the horizon, viewed from a dark concrete promenade or seawall in the foreground; watermark reads "Foto Melania Maquino".

Praia A Mare, Calabria

Spiaggia di Praia a Mare

2km Tyrrhenian beach with Dino Island caves

Free at public slivers; private lidos charge fees

A scenic coastal view of a crescent-shaped white sand beach with turquoise water, framed by distinctive reddish-brown granite rock formations in the foreground and green-covered hills in the background; a few beachgoers and umbrellas are visible o

Costa Smeralda, Sardinia

Spiaggia del Principe

Aga Khan's favorite crescent beach with pink quartz sand

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