Spiaggia di Grotticelle

Capo Vaticano, Calabria · 🇮🇹 Italy

White-sand coves at Capo Vaticano glow turquoise on Calabria's Coast of the Gods.

Sea temperature

~26°C in the warm season

Water

Brilliant turquoise

Sand

Soft white sand

Swimming

Shallow, warm, excellent

Best time to visit

Jun-Sep

Setting

Granite headlands of the Costa degli Dei with Aeolian views

Beach type

Tropical & turquoise

Region

Europe

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Photo: Benjamin Smith (CC BY-SA 4.0) · source