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
Calabre
The beach beneath the cliff and the island sanctuary
Polignano a Mare
Pouilles
Cliff diving and the Lama Monachile cove
Cefalù
Sicile
The Norman cathedral by the sea
Otranto
Pouilles
Salento's gateway to the East
San Vito Lo Capo
Sicile
White sand at the foot of Monte Monaco
Portofino
Ligurie
Liguria's most exclusive harbour village
Taormina
Sicile
A terrace over the Ionian Sea facing Mount Etna
Alghero
Sardaigne
Sardinia's little Barcelona
Sorrento
Campanie
The belvedere of the Gulf of Naples
Vieste
Pouilles
The white pearl of the Gargano