Best Beaches with Free Parking in Italy

We rank the top 40 of 44 beaches with free parking in Italy. Cala Goloritzé (Italy) comes first with 4.8 / 5, followed by Cala Mariolu, La Cinta Beach.

The sea reaches about 24 degrees C in season, and most of these beaches are at their best from June to September. 35 of the 40 have easy access, and 16 are hidden gems.

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1Cala Goloritzé

Sardinia, Italy · 4.8 / 5 · Challenging access · about 24 °C

A secluded cove under a limestone needle, reached only on foot or by boat — worth every step.

2Cala Mariolu

Gulf of Orosei, Sardinia, Italy · 4.8 / 5 · Challenging access · about 23 °C

A pebble cove with vivid turquoise water below steep cliffs, reachable only by boat or on foot.

3La Cinta Beach

San Teodoro, Sardinia · 4.7 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A long strip of soft white sand and shallow turquoise water just outside San Teodoro, with a lagoon behind it.

4Scivu Beach, Sardinia

Scivu, Arbus, Costa Verde · 4.7 / 5 · Moderate access · about 24 °C

Scivu is a wild beach on the Costa Verde of south-west Sardinia, with tall golden dunes that reach down to a long sweep of sand.

5Spiaggia di Capriccioli

Capriccioli, Costa Smeralda, Sardinia · 4.6 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Capriccioli is a small beach on the Costa Smeralda in north-east Sardinia, with fine light sand, rounded granite rocks and shallow clear water.

6Spiaggia di Portonovo

Portonovo, Conero, Marche · 4.6 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

Portonovo is a bay of white pebbles and clear blue water below the green cliffs of the Conero headland.

7Cala Cipolla

Chia, Sardinia · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A pretty bay on the south coast of Sardinia near Chia, with soft sand, clear water and a rocky headland.

8Cala Mari Pintau, Sardinia

Mari Pintau, Quartu Sant Elena, Cagliari, Sardinia · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Cala Mari Pintau is a small cove of white sand and rocks on the south-east coast of Sardinia, with very clear water and low granite cliffs on either side.

9Fetovaia Beach

Fetovaia, Elba · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

A curved bay of golden sand and granite grains on Elba south-west coast, with calm clear water and a pine-scented hillside behind.

10Le Bombarde Beach, Alghero

Le Bombarde, Alghero, Sardinia · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Le Bombarde is a bay of fine white sand north of Alghero on the north-west coast of Sardinia, with clear turquoise water and pine trees behind the shore.

11Pescoluse Beach, Salento

Pescoluse, Salve, Puglia · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Pescoluse is a long beach of fine white sand on the Ionian coast of Salento, often called the Maldives of Salento for its shallow, clear water and pale dunes.

12Portixeddu Beach, Buggerru

Portixeddu, Buggerru, Sud Sardegna, Sardinia · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Portixeddu is a long beach of golden sand on the Costa Verde of south-west Sardinia, backed by tall dunes and a river mouth.

13Sa Colonia Beach

Chia, Domus de Maria, Sardinia · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A sandy beach at Chia on the south coast of Sardinia, with a coastal lagoon behind it where pink flamingos sometimes feed.

14Sansone Beach

Portoferraio, Elba · 4.5 / 5 · Moderate access · about 23 °C

A small bay of bright white pebbles and clear turquoise water on Elba north coast near Portoferraio.

15Spiaggia di Punta Aderci, Vasto

Vasto, Abruzzo · 4.5 / 5 · Moderate access · about 24 °C

Punta Aderci is a protected coastal reserve near Vasto, with beaches of sand and pebbles below low cliffs and wild grass.

16Alimini Beach

Alimini, Otranto, Puglia · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

A stretch of fine sand and clear, gently sloping water on the Salento coast near Otranto, backed by pine woods and dunes.

17Bonassola Beach, Liguria

Bonassola, La Spezia, Liguria · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Bonassola is a small seaside village on the Ligurian coast, a short drive from the Cinque Terre, with a beach of pebbles and coarse sand.

18Cala Liberotto, Orosei

Cala Liberotto, Orosei, Sardinia · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Cala Liberotto is a beach on the Orosei coast of eastern Sardinia, with fine sand and small pebbles, pine and juniper trees behind and rocks at the ends that are good for snorkelling.

19Fiascherino Beach

Fiascherino, Lerici, Liguria · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 22 °C

A small cove on the Gulf of La Spezia between Lerici and Tellaro.

20Porto Ferro Beach

Porto Ferro, north of Alghero, Sardinia · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Porto Ferro is a beach of golden sand on the north-west coast of Sardinia, north of Alghero, set between low cliffs with an old watchtower on the headland above.

21Porto Pollo Beach, Palau

Porto Pollo, Palau, Sardinia · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Porto Pollo is a pair of bays on either side of a narrow isthmus in northern Sardinia, near Palau.

22Sant Andrea Beach, Elba

Sant Andrea, Marciana, Elba · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Sant Andrea is a small sandy cove on the north-west coast of Elba, with smooth granite boulders at both ends.

23Santa Maria Navarrese Beach, Ogliastra

Santa Maria Navarrese, Baunei, Ogliastra, Sardinia · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Santa Maria Navarrese is a small resort on the east coast of Sardinia, with a bay of sand and pebbles beside a Spanish watchtower and an ancient olive tree near the church.

24Solanas Beach, Sardinia

Solanas, Sinnai, Cagliari, Sardinia · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Solanas is a long beach of fine pale sand on the south-east coast of Sardinia, with low dunes, juniper bushes and a sea that is calm and clear.

25Spiaggia di Finale Ligure

Finale Ligure, Liguria · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

Finale Ligure has a long beach of sand and fine pebbles below the white limestone cliffs of the Ligurian hills.

26Spiaggia di Fontane Bianche

Fontane Bianche, Siracusa, Sicily · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Fontane Bianche is a seaside village south of Syracuse, with a long beach of soft pale sand and clear turquoise water.

27Spiaggia di Maria Pia, Alghero

Alghero, Sardinia · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

Maria Pia is a long beach of pale sand and shallow water just north of Alghero, backed by pine trees and low dunes.

28Spiaggia di Peschici

Peschici, Puglia · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Peschici is a whitewashed hill village on the Gargano coast, and its beach is a long stretch of fine sand below the old town.

29Spiaggia di Sabaudia

Sabaudia, Lazio · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

The beach of Sabaudia is a long, wide stretch of fine sand backed by dunes and the Circeo national park.

30Bergeggi Beach, Liguria

Bergeggi, Savona, Liguria · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Bergeggi is a small village on the Ligurian coast with a pebble beach facing the island of Bergeggi, a protected marine reserve with clear water for snorkelling.

31Bibione Beach

Bibione, Veneto · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Bibione has a wide beach of fine sand stretching along the Adriatic coast between the Tagliamento and Livenza rivers.

32Cala Gonone Beach

Cala Gonone, Sardinia, Italy · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A fine pebble beach in the small resort of Cala Gonone, on the Gulf of Orosei, with clear water beside the harbour.

33Noli Beach, Liguria

Noli, Savona, Liguria · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Noli is a small medieval seaside town on the Ligurian Riviera, with a beach of sand and pebbles below the old walls and towers.

34Piana di Mattinata Beach, Puglia

Mattinata, Foggia, Gargano · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Piana di Mattinata is a long beach of sand and fine pebbles below the town of Mattinata on the Gargano coast of Puglia.

35Praia a Mare Beach, Calabria

Praia a Mare, Cosenza, Calabria · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Praia a Mare is a seaside town on the Tyrrhenian coast of Calabria, with a long beach of sand and small pebbles that faces the island of Dino.

36Punta Secca Beach, Sicily

Punta Secca, Santa Croce Camerina, Sicily · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Punta Secca is a small fishing village on the south coast of Sicily, with a sandy beach beside whitewashed houses and a lighthouse.

37Serapo Beach, Gaeta

Serapo, Gaeta, Lazio · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Serapo is a long beach of golden sand below the old town of Gaeta in southern Lazio, with a gentle slope into the sea.

38Spiaggia di Termoli

Termoli, Molise · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Termoli has a long sandy beach on the Adriatic coast, just below its medieval old town and castle.

39Baia Verde, Gallipoli

Baia Verde, Gallipoli, Puglia · 4.2 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Baia Verde is the beach strip south of the old town of Gallipoli in Puglia, with pale sand, patches of rock and shallow clear water.

40Soverato Beach, Calabria

Soverato, Catanzaro, Calabria · 4.2 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Soverato is a lively seaside town on the Ionian coast of Calabria, with a long beach of pale sand and shallow water.

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