Beaches
If you love spending lazy days by the sea then Sicily is the right choice for you. The island's coastline is simply stunning, with a wealth of beaches to choose from. Bring your swimming costume, a bucket and spade, and get ready for some serious fun by the sea!
Sandy Beaches
There are plenty of sandy beaches to keep every beach-lover happy! Choose from lidos where you can rent sunloungers and umbrellas or untamed expanses of golden sand.
Vendicari Nature Reserve
Marinello
La Playa
Cefalù
San Vito lo Capo
Mondello
Fontane Bianche
Pozzallo
Scala dei Turchi
Torre Salsa Nature Reserve
Castellammare del Golfo
Highly Recommended
A few experiences that cannot be missed during your holiday in Sicily, especially if you love being by the sea!
Right on the west coast of Sicily, the Stagnone Reserve with its salt pans is the best place in Sicily for enjoying sunset, due to its location and the unique landscape.
Pozzallo is famous for watersports, and there are many companies offering windsurfing or kitesurfing experiences. Give it a go if you are feeling adventurous!
The Torre Salsa Nature Reserve is managed by the WWF. Here you can see a fantastic range of fauna, including loggerhead turtles!
There’s a wealth of wonderful seafront restaurants in south Sicily. Visit one and enjoy lunch just like the famous Sicilian detective!
Rocky Beaches
If sandy beaches aren't your thing then Sicily has a great range of rocky or pebbly coastline that you can enjoy, offering crystal clear water!
Riviera dei Ciclopi
Lo Zingaro Nature Reserve
Finale di Pollina
Tonnara di Scopello
Isola Bella
Capo Gallo
Plemmirio Nature Reserve
Guidaloca Beach
Blue Flag Beaches
Sicily has eight Blue Flag beaches where you can rest assured that the facilities are of the highest quality.
A small, pebbly beach that is often uncrowded on Sicily's north coast. The village next to the beach has a few sweet bars and restaurants.
Golden sand, white cliffs, blue water and uncrowded bays. Punta Ciriga is a dream come true in deepest south Sicily.
Clear waters and a pebbly shore will greet you when you come to this pristine beach found on the north coast of Sicily.
A dreamy long sandy beach that is ideal for carefree days under the sun. This beach offers complete relaxation and great facilities.
Gorgeous pebbly beach on Sicily's east coast. The long beach has several great lidos to choose from where you can rent sunloungers and umbrellas and enjoy lunch and drinks.
A gorgeous bay with shallow waters and a sandy beach – ideal for families! Visit one of the lidos, or just lay back on the sand and feel your cares disappear.
A lovely sandy beach in south Sicily. The town attached to the beach has all you need. There's free space on the sand, or rent umbrellas and sunloungers.
A popular sandy beach on the south coast. Breathe in the fresh air and unwind in one of the lidos gazing out to see.
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