Polignano a Mare

Lama Monachile, Puglia · 🇮🇹 Italy

A pebble cove dramatically wedged in a ravine below Polignano's whitewashed clifftop town, famous for cliff-diving.

Sea temperature

~25°C in the warm season

Water

Deep, clear blue

Sand

Pebbles in a cliff-walled cove

Swimming

Deep and clear, dramatic between the ravine walls

Best time to visit

Jun-Sep

Setting

A pebble cove wedged in a ravine beneath Polignano's clifftop old town

Beach type

Wild & scenic

Region

Europe

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Photo: Enric (CC BY-SA 4.0) · source