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 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 Lipari Sicily The largest of the Aeolian Islands Favignana Sicily The butterfly-shaped island of the Egadi San Vito Lo Capo Sicily White sand beneath Monte Monaco Termoli Molise The walled old town on its headland, the trabucchi and the Tremiti Maratea Basilicata Black coves beneath the white marble Christ Policoro Basilicata The Ionian beach above ancient Heraclea Nova Siri Basilicata Dunes and pine woods below the old town Bernalda Basilicata A town planned in 1497 and Greek Metaponto