Discovery Italy

How do you prefer it? Blue-green, dark green, blue or turquoise?
Italy is the ideal destination for a holiday at the seaside.
The variety, the colours and the sensations that offer the Italian seas, are endless.
From north to south, sandy beaches alternate the jagged coastline and the shores of Adriatic, Tyrrhenian, Ionian, Ligurian and Sardinian sea.
The variety of landscapes allow us to have several holiday options that offer a combination of vacation, relax and fun, intimacy and entertainment in many resorts.
The wide, sandy and well equipped beaches of the Tyrrhenian coast are ideal for families while the rocky cliffs, rocky shores and small bays on the Ionian or Sardinian coast satisfy the needs of those looking for a more intimate and wild atmosphere.
The accommodation offer is wide in all lake resorts: luxury hotels offering entertainment, fun and the possibility to practice all kinds of sports, comfortable family hotels, B&B, suitable for every type of customer, private apartments and rooms for rental.
All these options can be found on the picturesque coasts, in romantic fishing villages or in villages perched on cliffs with splendid views over bays and inlets.
A holiday to enjoy magic intense feelings!

• Ligurian Sea includes Riviera di Ponente with the popular tourist destinations Bordighera, San Remo, Alassio and Riviera di Levante, also characterized by Gulf of Tigullio where can be found famous villages like Portofino, Santa Margherita Ligure, Rapallo and Portovenere.
• Adriatic Sea: from Friuli Venezia Giulia to the region of Puglia the sea is often characterized by a coast with long beaches (those of the regions of Veneto, Emilia Romagna, Marche, Abruzzo and Molise) and rocks that make particular the beaches of Puglia region. The most popular destinations are Lignano, Bibione, Rimini, Riccione, Cattolica, San Benedetto del Tronto, Giulianova or Vieste in Puglia region.
• Tyrrhenian Sea is the sea of Gulf of Naples with the fascinating Island of Capri, the coast of Lazio, Calabria and the cliffs of the Aeolian islands with active volcanoes.
• Ionian Sea is the one of Magna Grecia with its Byzantine and Norman civilizations and that preserve many memories of the distant past in cities like Rossano, Sibari, Scanzano Jonico, Taranto and Gallippoli
• Sardinia Sea consists in a broad stretch which divides the Balearic Islands from the west coast and through the Strait of Bonifacio it joins the Tyrrhenian Sea.
• Strait of Sicily is that “arm” of sea that laps the western and southern coasts of Sicily with the one of Tunisia.

Italy has many beautiful beaches that year after year receive the prestigious Blue Flag/Bandiera Blu recognition.

Some of the most popular beaches are:

• Emilia Romagna region: Rimini and Riccione
• Liguria region: Riviera Ponente with the famous tourist destinations, Bordighera, San Remo, Alassio and Riviera di Levante characterized by Gulf of Tigullio with famous places like Portofino, Santa Margherita Ligure, Rapallo and Portovenere.
• Marche region: Gabicce Mare and Fano in the province of Pesaro; Senigallia, Sirolo and Numana in the province of Ancona; Porto Recanati in the province of Macerata and Porto San Giorgio in the province of Ascoli Piceno.
• Calabria region: Tropea, Capo Vaticano, Diamante, Amantea, Scalea and Palmi on the Tyrrhenian coast, Ciro and Capo Colonna on the Ionian coast.
• Tuscany region: The main seaside resorts are located in the area of Versilia with Forte dei Marmi, Viareggio and the fascinating landscape of the tuscan archipelago with the Island of Elba, Argentario and Giglio Island.
• Puglia region: the seaside resorts of Vieste, Ostuni, Taranto, Peschici and the whole area of the Gargano.
• Sicily region: among the major tourist destinations for seaside holidays, there are the archipelago of Eolian and Lipari islands including the islands of Lipari, Stromboli, Vulcano, Alicudi, Filicudi, Panarea a small island famous for being very popular and considered a place for elite holidays, archipelago of the Egadi islands, the islands Pelagie with Lampedusa and Linosa, and the volcanic islands of Pantelleria and Ustica.
• Campania region: Positano along Amalfi Coast, the Gulf of Naples and Capri island.
• Sardinia region: Costa Smeralda in the Gulf of Aranci, Olbia and the famous tourist resort of Porto Cervo and the Maddalena archipelago with the islands of Maddalena, Caprera, Santo Stefano and Alghero.

Italian Ports
Some Italian cities such as Ancona, Trieste, Genoa and La Spezia are also departure ports for cruises to European holiday destinations such as Greece or Croatia but also to other Italian ports with their beautiful resorts: the islands of Eolie and Egadi in Sicily or the Amalfi Coast in Campania

Sea Sports
For sports enthusiasts, the Italian coasts offer a wide variety of opportunities

• Sailing
• Windsurfing
• Diving
• Water skiing
• Sailing competitions

with schools and clubs that organize water sports courses

Areas suitable for surf and sailing as they are often crossed by windy currents:

• the coast of Sardinia
• the coast of Campania
• the Tyrrhenian coast
• the islands of Tuscany: Elba, Capraia, Giglio, Pianosa, Montecristo

Areas suitable for snorkelling and scuba diving:

• Aeolian Islands
• the area of Palinuro

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