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- Surrounded by the Mediterranean, the Adriatic, and several smaller seas, Italy has a huge diversity of beaches that will satisfy even the most finicky of beachgoers.
- From the crowded yet fashionable beaches where people flock to spot celebrities to tiny coves surrounded by steep cliffs that can only be reached by boat, Italy’s beaches are arguably some of the most beautiful in the world.
- Here are the best beaches in Italy.
- Updated with new information since originally published.
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Acquafredda di Maratea Beach, Basilicata
Camogli Beach, Liguria
Campo all'Aia Beach, Procchio, Elba Island, Tuscany
Capreria Beach, Riserva Naturale dello Zingaro, Sicily
Fuili Cove, Dorgali, Sardinia
Gavitella Beach, Praiano, Salerno
Goloritze Beach, Baunei, Sardinia
Grotticelle Beach, Capo Vaticano, Calabria
Isola Bella, Taormina, Messina, Sicily
Marina del Cantone Beach, Massa Lubrense
Marina Grande Beach, Positano, Salerno
Mezzavalle Beach, Portonovo, Ancona, le Marche
Otranto Beach, Otranto
Rabbit Island, Lampedusa, Sicily
Spiaggia di Tuerredda, Cagliari, Sardinia
Scala dei Turchi, Sicily
Spiaggia La Pelosa, Sardinia
Levanto Beach, Cinque Terre
Tonnara di Scopello, Sicily
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