Torre dell'Orso

Melendugno, Puglia · 🇮🇹 Italy

A pine-fringed Salento bay of golden sand and turquoise water, watched over by the twin 'Due Sorelle' sea stacks.

Sea temperature

~26°C in the warm season

Water

Clear turquoise

Sand

Fine golden sand

Swimming

Warm, shallow and calm

Best time to visit

Jun-Sep

Setting

A pine-backed bay with the 'Two Sisters' sea stacks on Salento's Adriatic coast

Beach type

Tropical & turquoise

Blue Flag

Yes

Region

Europe

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