Eight thousand kilometres of coastline: sheer cliffs, coves reachable only by boat, Caribbean-like beaches and fishing villages where the catch lands every morning. From the turquoise of Cala Goloritzé to the white sands of San Vito Lo Capo, this is the Italy that smells of the sea.
Tropea
Calabria
The beach beneath the cliff and the island sanctuary
Polignano a Mare
Puglia
Cliff diving and the Lama Monachile cove
Cefalù
Sicily
The Norman cathedral by the sea
Otranto
Puglia
Salento's gateway to the East
San Vito Lo Capo
Sicily
White sand at the foot of Monte Monaco
Portofino
Liguria
Liguria's most exclusive harbour village
Taormina
Sicily
A terrace over the Ionian Sea facing Mount Etna
Alghero
Sardinia
Sardinia's little Barcelona
Sorrento
Campania
The belvedere of the Gulf of Naples
Vieste
Puglia
The white pearl of the Gargano