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
Apulia
Cliff diving and the Lama Monachile cove
Cefalù
Sicilia
The Norman cathedral by the sea
Otranto
Apulia
Salento's gateway to the East
San Vito Lo Capo
Sicilia
White sand at the foot of Monte Monaco
Portofino
Liguria
Liguria's most exclusive harbour village
Taormina
Sicilia
A terrace over the Ionian Sea facing Mount Etna
Alghero
Cerdeña
Sardinia's little Barcelona
Sorrento
Campania
The belvedere of the Gulf of Naples
Vieste
Apulia
The white pearl of the Gargano