Siete partiti alla volta del Salento, avete in mente moltissime località da vedere che vi hanno consigliato amici e parenti, ma non sapete orientarvi su quale scegliere per prima. Per organizzare le vostre priorità, la “Bandiera Blu” può essere un ottimo criterio di selezione, che vi farà guadagnare tempo prezioso per la vostra vacanza, da spendere sdraiati al sole piuttosto che intenti a leggere le mappe!
Otranto, Salve e Castro sono i comuni del Salento insigniti del prestigioso riconoscimento che ogni anno la Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) conferisce alle località costiere europee. Qualità delle acque, servizi offerti e pulizia delle spiagge sono i 3 parametri che garantiscono l’assegnazione del premio, che dal 1987 viene assegnato ogni anno a spiagge in 48 paesi del mondo in Europa, Sudafrica, Nuova Zelanda, Canada e nei Caraibi.
Andiamo a vedere perché queste tre meravigliose località si sono guadagnate il rinomato premio.
OTRANTO – Non ha bisogno di presentazioni: il piccolo gioiello, proteso a Oriente, è incastonato su uno sperone roccioso a picco sul mare della costa adriatica. Il borgo, racchiuso dalle mura aragonesi, con le caratteristiche case bianche che si snodano in un dedalo di viuzze, lascia senza fiato.
Dal “Lungomare degli Eroi”, attraversata Porta Alfonsina, si accede alla città vecchia, con tappa doverosa al Castello Aragonese (oggi vivace centro culturale grazie alle numerose mostre d’arte) e alla Cattedrale romanica con il pavimento musivo del XII secolo, raffigurante l’albero della vita e le reliquie degli 800 Martiri, massacrati dai Turchi nel 1480.
Appena fuori Otranto, sventola la Bandiera Blu su alcune delle più incantevoli spiagge di tutto il Salento. Verso nord si dispiegano le località di Conca Specchiulla, dei Laghi Alimini, della Baia dei Turchi. A sud si può far visita alla Baia delle Orte, a Torre Sant’Emiliano e all’insenatura di Porto Badisco, celebre per essere stata l’approdo di Enea.
Conca Specchiulla
Alimini
Baia dei Turchi
Fuori dal centro abitato, merita una visita il laghetto verde smeraldo circondato dalle montagne rosse della ex Cava di Bauxite e il faro di Punta Palascìa, uno dei pochi ancora visitabili in Italia e punto più a Est dello Stivale.
Lasciamo alle immagini, più che alle parole la descrizione di questi posti senza tempo.
SALVE – Un piccolissimo comune a 75 km a sud di Lecce che è diventato famoso soprattutto per le sue spiagge, ribattezzate addirittura come “Maldive del Salento”. Sabbia finissima, fondali bassi e trasparenti, incorniciati da morbide dune ricoperte dalla macchia mediterranea sono le caratteristiche delle spiagge di Pescoluse, Posto Vecchio e Torre Pali. Basterà poco per sentirsi catapultati in uno scenario tropicale, pur rimanendo ancora in Europa e in Italia.
Torre Pali
Torre Pali
Pescoluse
Pescoluse
La città vecchia di Salve è costellata di torri signorili e palazzi nobiliari, dove spicca la Chiesa Matrice dedicata a San Nicola Magno, dove si custodisce l’organo più antico di Puglia, il seicentesco Olgiati Mauro. Proprio in queste zone, sulle strade che conducono al mare, è stato ritrovato il cosiddetto “tesoretto” di Salve, ovvero le monete d’argento della Magna Grecia, oggi custodite nel Museo di Taranto.
CASTRO – Uno dei tratti più frastagliati della costa salentina, ma proprio per questo uno dei più suggestivi, Castro si sviluppa sulle ceneri di un antico borgo di pescatori. Grazie alle sue numerose grotte, la località offre la possibilità di fare memorabili escursioni in barca alla scoperta di queste bellissime cavità.
Grotta Romanelli è uno fra i più importanti giacimenti preistorici italiani con i graffiti a tinta rossa, mentre la Grotta Zinzulusa, visitabile anche da terra, prende il nome dal termine dialettale “zinzuli” (stracci, pezze), ovvero le stalattiti che si trovano al suo interno.
Arroccata sulla scogliera a picco sull’Adriatico, a circa 48 km da Lecce, la romana Castrum Minervae è sempre stata centro nevralgico del Salento. Oggi è un grazioso borgo con caratteristiche stradine e impreziosita da monumenti come l’ex Cattedrale del XII secolo con facciata romanica, i resti di una piccola chiesa bizantina del X secolo e il Castello Aragonese, dove è stata ritrovata la statuina di Atena Frigia, prova dell’esistenza del tempio della dea Minerva.
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We are Salentini and we know many areas and remote corners of the magnificent Salento, which is why we want to share this wealth of knowledge with you.
We have therefore created a ranking of the beaches of Salento (South Puglia), taking into consideration the stretch of coast, which starts from the east, from Torre Rinalda, goes down to the south, goes around the Salento peninsula, going back to the north-west, to Campo Marino di Maruggio.
We don’t want to hurt anyone’s sensitivity, so if you don’t find your favorite beach among the top places, it doesn’t mean that it is a less beautiful beach than others. The rankings, you know, reflect the parameters of those who put the grades, therefore, maybe “your” beach has a particular feature in which it excels and is your number 1. Salento is so rich in enchanting beaches and inlets that it really is difficult to choose which is the most beautiful ♥…
The ranking takes 13 parameters into consideration and will be updated according to your evaluations.
For you, what is the best beach in Salento?
TORRE DELL’ORSO
La spiaggia di Torre dell’Orso vista dal drone
Votes of the various parameters:
Beauty 10+
Free beach size 9
Beach size with beaches 9
Sand quality 10
Bottom quality 10
Vegetation around 9
Suitable for young children 10
Suitable for young people 10
Resort services 10
Suitable for fishing 8
Suitable water sports with sailing 7
Suitable for other water sports 9
User rating 10+
Mark = 121/130
The Alimini beach in spring, adjacent to the beach, towards the interior, there are the 2 famous lakes
Votes of the various parameters:
Beauty 10+
Free beach size 10+
Beach size with 10+ beaches
Sand quality 10
Bottom quality 10
Vegetation around 10+
Suitable for small children 9
Suitable for young people 9
Suitable for fishing 6
Suitable water sports with sailing 7
Suitable for other water sports 9
User rating 10+
Mark = 119/130
Votes of the various parameters:
Beauty 10+
Free beach size 10
Beach size with beaches 10
Sand quality 10
Bottom quality 10
Vegetation around 9
Suitable for young children 10
Suitable for young people 9
Resort services 6
Suitable for fishing 9
Suitable water sports with sailing 7
Suitable for other water sports 9
User rating 10+
Mark = 119/130
Votes of the various parameters:
Beauty 9
Free beach size 10
Beach size with beaches 7
Sand quality 10
Bottom quality 10
Vegetation around 8
Suitable for young children 10
Suitable for young people 9
Resort services 8
Suitable for fishing 8
Suitable water sports with sailing 7
Suitable for other water sports 9
User rating 10
Mark = 115/130
Votes of the various parameters:
Beauty 9
Free beach size 10
Beach size with beaches 10
Sand quality 9
Bottom quality 10
Vegetation around 5
Suitable for young children 10
Suitable for young people 10
Resort services 8
Suitable for fishing 7
Suitable water sports with sailing 7
Suitable for other water sports 9
User rating 10
Mark = 114/130
Votes of the various parameters:
Beauty 9
Free beach size 8
Beach size with beaches 8
Sand quality 9
Bottom quality 10
Vegetation around 8
Suitable for young children 10
Suitable for young people 10
Resort services 10
Suitable for fishing 8
Suitable water sports with sailing 6
Suitable for other water sports 8
User rating 10
Mark = 114/130
Votes of the various parameters:
Beauty 9
Free beach size 7
Beach size with beaches 6
Sand quality 10
Bottom quality 10
Vegetation around 9
Suitable for young children 10
Suitable for young people 10
Resort services 6
Suitable for fishing 8
Suitable water sports with sailing 7
Suitable for other water sports 9
User rating 10
Mark = 111/130
The fine beach, which extends into Torre San Giovanni
Votes of the various parameters:
Beauty 8
Free beach size 10
Beach size with beaches 10
Sand quality 9
Bottom quality 7
Vegetation around 6
Suitable for young children 10
Suitable for young people 9
Resort services 10
Suitable for fishing 6
Suitable water sports with sailing 7
Suitable for other water sports 9
User rating 10
Mark = 111/130
Votes of the various parameters:
Beauty 8
Free beach size 10+
Beach size with beaches 10
Sand quality 8
Bottom quality 8
Vegetation around 9
Suitable for small children 9
Suitable for young people 7
Resort services 6
Suitable for fishing 9
Suitable water sports with sailing 10
Suitable for other water sports 7
User rating 8
Mark = 109/130
Votes of the various parameters:
Beauty 10
Free beach size 7
Beach size with beaches 9
Sand quality 10
Bottom quality 9
Vegetation around 8
Suitable for young children 6
Suitable for 10+ youth
Resort services 8
Suitable for fishing 6
Suitable water sports with sailing 7
Suitable for other water sports 9
User rating 10
Mark = 109/130
The beach of the well known Campo Marino di Maruggio
Votes of the various parameters:
Beauty 9
Free beach size 9
Beach size with beaches 9
Sand quality 9
Bottom quality 8
Vegetation around 8
Suitable for small children 9
Suitable for young people 9
Resort services 9
Suitable for fishing 5
Suitable water sports with sailing 6
Suitable for other water sports 9
User rating 10
Mark = 109/130
Spiaggette San Foca – Torre Specchia
The fine sandy beach of the “Marangi” of San Foca
Votes of the various parameters:
Beauty 10
Free beach size 6
Beach size with beaches 6
Sand quality 10
Bottom quality 9
Vegetation around 9
Suitable for young children 10
Suitable for young people 9
Resort services 7
Suitable for fishing 8
Suitable water sports with sailing 9
Suitable for other water sports 5
User rating 10
Mark = 108/130
Votes of the various parameters:
Beauty 9
Free beach size 10+
Beach size with beaches 6
Sand quality 9
Bottom quality 8
Vegetation around 8
Suitable for young children 10
Suitable for young people 8
Resort services 8
Suitable for fishing 7
Suitable water sports with sailing 7
Suitable for other water sports 7
User rating 10
Mark = 107/130
Votes of the various parameters:
Beauty 8
Free beach size 9
Beach size with beaches 9
Sand quality 9
Bottom quality 8
Vegetation around 7
Suitable for small children 9
Suitable for young people 9
Resort services 9
Suitable for fishing 5
Suitable water sports with sailing 6
Suitable for other water sports 9
User rating 10
Mark = 107/130
Votes of the various parameters:
Beauty 9
Free beach size 10
Beach size with beaches 9
Sand quality 9
Bottom quality 8
Vegetation around 8
Suitable for small children 9
Suitable for young people 9
Resort services 7
Suitable for fishing 6
Suitable water sports with sailing 6
Suitable for other water sports 8
User rating 9
Mark = 107/130
Votes of the various parameters:
Beauty 9
Free beach size 7
Beach size with beaches 7
Sand quality 9
Bottom quality 9
Vegetation around 8
Suitable for young children 10
Suitable for young people 8
Resort services 8
Suitable for fishing 8
Suitable water sports with sailing 7
Suitable for other water sports 7
User rating 10
Mark = 107/130
Votes of the various parameters:
Beauty 10
Free beach size 5
Beach size with beaches 5
Sand quality 10
Bottom quality 10
Vegetation around 10
Suitable for young children 8
Suitable for young people 8
Resort services 7
Suitable for fishing 10
Suitable water sports with sailing 6
Suitable for other water sports 6
User rating 9
Mark = 104/130
Votes of the various parameters:
Beauty 8
Free beach size 10+
Beach size with beaches 6
Sand quality 9
Bottom quality 9
Vegetation around 8
Suitable for small children 9
Suitable for young people 6
Resort services 6
Suitable for fishing 9
Suitable water sports with sailing 9
Suitable for other water sports 6
User rating 8
Mark = 103/130
Beauty 8
Free beach size 6
Beach size with beaches 7
Sand quality 10
Bottom quality 8
Vegetation around 8
Suitable for young children 10
Suitable for young people 9
Resort services 7
Suitable for fishing 6
Suitable water sports with sailing 7
Suitable for other water sports 7
User rating 9
Mark = 102/130
Votes of the various parameters:
Beauty 8
Free beach size 7
Beach size with beaches 6
Sand quality 9
Bottom quality 9
Vegetation around 7
Suitable for small children 9
Suitable for young people 9
Resort services 9
Suitable for fishing 8
Suitable water sports with sailing 6
Suitable for other water sports 6
User rating 9
Mark = 102/130
Votes of the various parameters:
Beauty 7
Free beach size 7
Beach size with beaches 7
Sand quality 8
Bottom quality 7
Vegetation around 10
Suitable for small children 7
Suitable for young people 9
Resort services 6
Suitable for fishing 8
Suitable water sports with sailing 9
Suitable for other water sports 8
User rating 8
Mark = 101/130
Votes of the various parameters:
Beauty 7
Free beach size 7
Beach size with beaches 7
Sand quality 9
Bottom quality 8
Vegetation around 8
Suitable for small children 9
Suitable for young people 8
Resort services 7
Suitable for fishing 8
Suitable water sports with sailing 7
Suitable for other water sports 7
User rating 7
Mark = 99/130
Votes of the various parameters:
Beauty 7
Free beach size 9
Beach size with beaches 9
Sand quality 7
Bottom quality 7
Vegetation around 7
Suitable for young children 8
Suitable for young people 7
Resort services 8
Suitable for fishing 7
Suitable water sports with sailing 8
Suitable for other water sports 7
User rating 7
Mark = 98/130
Votes of the various parameters:
Beauty 7
Free beach size 8
Beach size with beaches 6
Sand quality 8
Bottom quality 8
Vegetation around 8
Suitable for young children 8
Suitable for young people 7
Resort services 6
Suitable for fishing 8
Suitable water sports with sailing 7
Suitable for other water sports 6
User rating 7
Mark = 94/130
Votes of the various parameters:
Beauty 6
Free beach size 8
Beach size with beaches 9
Sand quality 7
Bottom quality 7
Vegetation around 9
Suitable for young children 8
Suitable for young people 7
Resort services 7
Suitable for fishing 8
Suitable water sports with sailing 6
Suitable for other water sports 6
User rating 6
Mark = 94/130
Votes of the various parameters:
Beauty 10+
Free beach size 5
Beach size with shores 0
Sand quality 6
Bottom quality 10
Vegetation around 10+
Suitable for young children 6
Suitable for young people 8
Resort services 5
Suitable for fishing 10
Suitable water sports with sailing 0
Suitable for other water sports 0
User rating 10
Rating = 80/130
Votes of the various parameters:
Beauty 10
Free beach size 5
Beach size with shores 0
Sand quality 5
Bottom quality 10
Vegetation around 9
Suitable for small children 7
Suitable for young people 7
Resort services 6
Suitable for fishing 9
Suitable water sports with sailing 0
Suitable for other water sports 0
User rating 9
Mark = 77/130
Siamo Salentini e conosciamo molte zone ed angoli remoti del magnifico Salento, motivo per cui vogliamo condividere questo bagaglio di conoscenze con voi.
Abbiamo creato, quindi, una classifica delle spiagge del Salento (Sud Puglia), prendendo in considerazione il tratto di costa, che parte da Est, da Torre Rinalda, scende verso Sud, fa il giro della penisola Salentina, risalendo a Nord-Ovest, fino a Campo Marino di Maruggio. Continua a leggere →
