The Top Five Italy Beaches for 2018

1: Chia Beach, Sardinia

• Beach Name: Chia Beach


• Location: near Domus de Maria, Province of Cagliari, South Sardinia.


• Facilities: parking, beach chairs, umbrellas.


• Things to do: snorkelling, scuba diving, windsurfing, kitesurfing, kayaking.


• Length: 750 meters.


• suitable for families with children.

About Chia Beach, Sardinia

Chia Beach (Spiaggia di Chia or Spiaggia della Baia di Chia) is located in one of the most pristine bays that the Costa del Sud area in the province of Cagliari has to offer. With its sands’ colours reminiscent of small peaches, dunes covered with juniper trees and turquoise waves gently rolling towards the coastline, it should come as absolutely no surprise that Chia beach is one of the best beaches of south Sardinia. Chia beach is 750 meters long and up to 90 meters wide, and lies 500 meters north-east of Su Giudeu, another beach in the area that is definitely worth a visit.

 

2: San Fruttuoso, Liguria

San Fruttuoso - also known as San Fruttuoso di Camogli - is neither port nor resort. Not much more than an indentation along a mountainous coastline, accessible only from the sea or on foot. But it has two powerful attractions. One is an ancient Benedictine monastery and the other the Christ of the Abyss. The monastery is a lovely stone building with a small dome, which straddles the beach. Parts are medieval, some Romanesque, and the burial vaults of the aristocratic Doria family of Genoa are here. Until nature decided to throw up a beach in quite recent times, boats moored directly under the supporting arches of the monastery and could unload directly into the cellars. You can still walk beneath these arches and find the odd boat or two resting on the stones out of the we

 

3: Tropea Beach, Calabria

The Calabria Top 10 Beaches on Torpera

1-CAMINIA (Catanzaro)

2-DIAMANTE (Cosenza)

3-PRAIA A MARE(Cosenza)

4-SCALEA (Cosenza)

 

5-CAPO RIZZUTO(Crotone)

6-SCILLA (Reggio Calabria)

7-MARINELLA BEACH, PALMI (Reggio Calabria)

8-TROPEA (Vibo Valentia)

 

9-CAPO VATICANO (Vibo Valentia)

 

10-PIZZO CALABRO(Vibo Valentia)

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4: Follonica Beach, Tuscany

 

5: Furore beach, Amalfi Coast

Although the Amalfi Coast is a favorite seaside holiday destination, this part of the Italian coastline has very few

beaches.