Best Beaches in Italy

In time for summer, The Telegraph (U.K.) recently came out with a guide to the best beaches in Europe, including Italy. Their guide focused on three regions in Italy where they say the sun and sand are more than fine:

Tuscany

• "Cala Piccola is a rocky cove with a small pebble beach and translucent aquamarine water."
  
• "Viareggio beach in Tuscany is popular with Lacoste-wearing yachties and Italian families, and provides a full-on Italian beach experience."


• "The four-mile stretch of Marina di Alberese in Tuscany is one of the wildest beaches on the Italian mainland."

Puglia

• "This beach in Brindisi is known as Torre Guaceto and its location in a nature reserve makes it an attractive escape from overdeveloped beach resorts."


• "The beach at Gallipoli is known as Spiaggia della Purità and is renowned for its vibrant party scene."


• "This beach in Otranto is known as Porto Badisco and its sheltered waters make it an excellent spot for snorkelling."


• "The secluded beaches on San Domino are worth a visit and Cala delle Arene, Cala Matano and Cala Tramontana are among the island's best."

Sardinia

• "Cala Luna beach, south of Cala Gonone, is a crescent of white sand backed by high limestone cliffs, popular with Italian families."


• "Discovered by the Aga Khan, Sardinia's Spaggia del Principe on the Costa Smerelda is a perfect crescent of fine sand enclosing a blue-green bay."


• "The pristine series of bays near Chia on Sardinia have pale apricot sand lapped by turquoise water, and attract local surfers and Italian families."

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