Best Beaches in Italy in June

We rank the top 40 of 149 beaches to visit in Italy in June. Cala Brandinchi (Italy) comes first with 4.8 / 5, followed by Cala Goloritzé, Cala Mariolu.

The sea reaches about 24 degrees C in season, and most of these beaches are at their best from June to September. 18 of the 40 have easy access, and 20 are hidden gems.

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1Cala Brandinchi

San Teodoro, Sardinia, Italy · 4.8 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

A long bay of fine pale sand and very shallow, clear water backed by stone pines, with Tavolara island rising on the horizon.

2Cala 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.

3Cala 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.

4Spiaggia dei Conigli

Lampedusa, Sicily, Italy · 4.8 / 5 · Moderate access · about 25 °C

A sweep of pale sand and shallow turquoise water on Lampedusa, set inside a nature reserve and often counted among the most beautiful beaches in the Mediterranean.

5Baia di Ieranto

Massa Lubrense, Campania · 4.7 / 5 · Challenging access · about 24 °C

A secluded cove on the Sorrentine peninsula, set between steep rocky headlands with deep turquoise water and a rugged, unspoilt shoreline.

6Cala Luna

Gulf of Orosei, Sardinia, Italy · 4.7 / 5 · Challenging access · about 22 °C

A crescent of pale pebbles and coarse sand between limestone cliffs, with caves along the back and a freshwater pond behind the beach.

7Cala Violina

Scarlino, Tuscany, Italy · 4.7 / 5 · Moderate access · about 23 °C

A crescent of fine pale sand inside the Bandite di Scarlino nature reserve on the Tuscan coast, said to squeak underfoot, which is how it got its name.

8La 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.

9La Pelosa

Stintino, Sardinia, Italy · 4.7 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A shallow white-sand lagoon facing the Torre della Pelosa at the northwest tip of Sardinia.

10Porto Giunco

Villasimius, Sardinia · 4.7 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

A wide sandy beach in the south-east of Sardinia, with an old watchtower on the headland and a lagoon behind.

11Scivu 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.

12Spiaggia Grande

Amalfi Coast, Italy · 4.7 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

Nestled beneath the pastel-coloured cliffside village of Positano — one of the most dramatic and romantic settings in Europe.

13Tuerredda Beach

Teulada, Sardinia, Italy · 4.7 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

A crescent of fine pale sand and shallow turquoise water on the south coast of Sardinia, facing a small island just offshore.

14Vignanotica Beach, Gargano

Vignanotica, Vieste, Puglia · 4.7 / 5 · Moderate access · about 25 °C

Vignanotica is a cove of white pebbles at the foot of tall white limestone cliffs on the Gargano coast, south of Vieste.

15Baia del Buondormire, Palinuro

Capo Palinuro, Cilento, Campania · 4.6 / 5 · Challenging access · about 24 °C

Baia del Buondormire is a small bay of clear turquoise water on Capo Palinuro, in the Cilento coast of Campania, enclosed by tall cliffs and rocks.

16Baia delle Zagare

Mattinata, Gargano, Puglia · 4.6 / 5 · Moderate access · about 24 °C

A pebble cove on the Gargano coast of Puglia, known for its white limestone sea stacks, clear turquoise water and dramatic cliffs backed by pine trees.

17Cala Azzurra, Favignana

Favignana, Egadi Islands, Sicily · 4.6 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Cala Azzurra is a small cove on the island of Favignana in the Egadi archipelago off west Sicily, with a narrow sand and pebble beach, pale rock and very clear turquoise water.

18Cala degli Inglesi

San Domino, Tremiti Islands · 4.6 / 5 · Moderate access · about 24 °C

A rocky cove on San Domino in the Tremiti Islands, with clear blue water and a rugged shoreline.

19Cala Fuili

Cala Gonone, Dorgali, Sardinia, Italy · 4.6 / 5 · Moderate access · about 22 °C

A pebble and rock cove near Cala Gonone on the east coast of Sardinia, set below green limestone cliffs.

20Cala Sisine

Baunei, Gulf of Orosei, Sardinia · 4.6 / 5 · Challenging access · about 24 °C

A remote cove in the Gulf of Orosei, where a green canyon opens onto pale sand and shingle.

21Calamosche Beach

Vendicari, Noto, Sicily · 4.6 / 5 · Moderate access · about 24 °C

A small sandy cove between rocky headlands inside the Vendicari nature reserve on the south-east coast of Sicily.

22Capo Vaticano Beach, Calabria

Capo Vaticano, Ricadi, Calabria · 4.6 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Capo Vaticano is a headland near Ricadi in Calabria, with granite cliffs, white sand beaches and clear turquoise water.

23Chiaia di Luna Beach, Ponza

Chiaia di Luna, Ponza, Lazio · 4.6 / 5 · Challenging access · about 24 °C

Chiaia di Luna is a long crescent of pebbles on the west coast of Ponza, below a huge curved white cliff.

24Lama Monachile

Polignano a Mare, Puglia · 4.6 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A small pebble cove at the foot of Polignano a Mare, framed by tall limestone cliffs and houses built right at the edge.

25Li Cossi

Costa Paradiso, Sardinia · 4.6 / 5 · Moderate access · about 24 °C

A small sandy cove on the north coast of Sardinia near Costa Paradiso, set between red granite rocks with green-blue water.

26Piscina Rei Beach

Muravera, Sardinia · 4.6 / 5 · Moderate access · about 25 °C

A long beach of fine sand on the south-east coast of Sardinia in the municipality of Muravera, with clear water and dunes behind the shore.

27Punta Molentis

Villasimius, Sardinia · 4.6 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

A small beach of pale sand and clear shallow water near Villasimius, between low granite rocks.

28San Vito Lo Capo

San Vito Lo Capo, Sicily, Italy · 4.6 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

A broad curve of pale sand and clear shallow water at the tip of north-west Sicily, backed by the town and a rocky headland.

29Scala dei Turchi

Realmonte, Sicily, Italy · 4.6 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A dazzling white marl cliff carved into giant steps above a small sandy beach on the south coast of Sicily, near Agrigento.

30Spiaggia dei Gabbiani

Conero Riviera, Marche · 4.6 / 5 · Challenging access · about 23 °C

A pebble cove on the Conero Riviera in the Marche, set below pale cliffs with clear turquoise water along a quiet stretch of the Adriatic coast.

31Spiaggia 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.

32Spiaggia di Notteri, Villasimius

Villasimius, Sardinia · 4.6 / 5 · Easy access · about 26 °C

Notteri is a long beach of fine white sand near Villasimius, on the south-east tip of Sardinia, with a coastal lagoon behind it where flamingos can sometimes be seen.

33Spiaggia di Piscinas

Arbus, Costa Verde, Sardinia · 4.6 / 5 · Moderate access · about 22 °C

A wild, long beach backed by some of the tallest sand dunes in Europe, on the Costa Verde of south-west Sardinia.

34Spiaggia 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.

35Tonnara di Scopello

Scopello, Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily · 4.6 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Tonnara di Scopello is a small cove on the north-west coast of Sicily, with an old tuna fishery building, tall sea stacks called faraglioni just offshore and very clear water.

36Torre dell'Orso Beach

Melendugno, Puglia · 4.6 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

A wide crescent of pale sand and shallow turquoise water in Salento, guarded by a watchtower and the famous Two Sisters rock stacks.

37Torre Guaceto Beach

Carovigno, Puglia · 4.6 / 5 · Moderate access · about 24 °C

A long, flat, sandy beach inside the Torre Guaceto marine reserve on the Adriatic coast of Puglia.

38Tropea Beach

Calabria, Italy · 4.6 / 5 · Moderate access · about 24 °C

A sweep of pale sand and clear blue water below the cliff-top town of Tropea on the Calabrian coast.

39Baia dei Turchi

Otranto, Puglia · 4.5 / 5 · Moderate access · about 25 °C

A natural bay in Salento, a few kilometres north of Otranto, with fine pale sand, pines and clear shallow water.

40Baia del Silenzio

Sestri Levante, Liguria, Italy · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 22 °C

A small sheltered bay of sand and pebbles beside the old town of Sestri Levante, with pastel houses and calm water.

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How we picked these beaches

Included when the beach usual swimming season covers the month, then ranked by editorial score. See how we rate beaches for the full method.

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