# The most beautiful beaches in Italy

The beaches that appear most often in guides, magazines and traveller reviews: Sardinia and Sicily lead the way, but not only.

- 13 votes · 16 items
- Nov 1, 2023 · Luca Leone
- https://even.best/en/l/261/the-most-beautiful-beaches-in-italy

## Top 15

1. **Cala Goloritzé (Baunei)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Natural monument in the Gulf of Orosei with the Monte Caroddi spire, reached on foot or by boat.
2. **Tuerredda (Teulada)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Beach on Sardinia's south coast with an islet you can swim to.
3. **Rabbit Beach (Lampedusa)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — White-sand bay where loggerhead turtles nest; TripAdvisor's world number one more than once.
4. **Cala Mariolu (Baunei)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — White pebbles and crystal-clear water in the Gulf of Orosei, reached by sea.
5. **La Pelosa (Stintino)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — White sand and shallow water facing an Aragonese tower; access is capped.
6. **Tropea beach** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Beaches beneath the Calabrian town's cliff, with the Santa Maria dell'Isola sanctuary.
7. **Baia dei Turchi (Otranto)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Salento bay among pine woods and dunes, inside a protected area.
8. **Fetovaia (Elba)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Golden-sand beach sheltered by a headland, with shallow, clear water.
9. **Baia delle Zagare (Mattinata)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — White sea stacks in Gargano National Park.
10. **Spiaggia del Principe (Costa Smeralda)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Crescent beach beloved by the Aga Khan, between granite and maquis.
11. **Scala dei Turchi (Realmonte)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Stepped white marl cliff near Agrigento.
12. **Cala Rossa (Favignana)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Former tufa quarry by the sea with turquoise water, in the Egadi Islands.
13. **Is Arutas (Cabras)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Beach of white, pink and green quartz grains on the Sinis peninsula.
14. **Bay of Silence (Sestri Levante)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Small Ligurian bay lined with colourful houses.
15. **Marina di Pescoluse (Salve)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The 'Maldives of Salento', with white sand and shallow water.
16. **San Vito Lo Capo beach** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Long Caribbean-like beach beneath Monte Monaco, in the province of Trapani.

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