I have 4 days between tours and I'd like to relax on a beach (sand, not rocks) for a few days before tour # 2 starts. A nice resort with beach access would be perfect.
Thanks.
Posted by
Twin Cities of MN
8142 posts
Where are your tours? Italy is not known for sandy beaches. Maybe Sicily, the Ionian Islands or Sardinia?
Posted by
Irving
3568 posts
According to AI, Cala Brandinchi on Italy's island Sardinia has the best sand beach in IT. Another beach on Sardinia is Punta Molentis, Villasimius.
Lampedusa's Spiaggia dei Conigli (Rabbit Beach) is another sandy beach on an Italian island. On Sicily there are three sandy beaches: San Vito Lo Capo, Mondello and Lido Burrone, Favignana. On the island Elba there's Spiaggia di Sansone.
There are three sandy beaches on the mainland in the Puglia region: Punta Prosciutto, Torre Dell'Orso and Baia della Zagare, Gargano. The Rimini coastline also has a lot of resorts to choose from featuring sandy beaches. There is also Marasusa, Calabria and Marina di Camerota, Campania.
Posted by
California 🦋
5406 posts
OC Teacher,
Consider Monterosso al Mare in the Cinque Terre. Monterosso is the only village in the C.T. with a sandy beach.
What tours are you taking?
Posted by
Forest Grove, OR
12246 posts
We went to Pesaro on the Adriatic in early October a few years ago, lovely beaches, but all beach establishments closed as it was out-of-season. Super quiet, 70+ degrees Fahrenheit, only a few Germans on the beaches. Hotels were a bargain out-of-season, and the town is not touristy at all. Nearby is Ravenna for a day trip if you like.
Posted by
Firenze, Italy
2108 posts
Early October is not considered beach time in Italy. It may be now that climate has changed and temperatures are on average hotter, but, for example, the average October temperature in Rome is °C 23 to 12.