Punta Pizzo

Punta Pizzo: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Punta Pizzo

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

Visiting Punta Pizzo: tips

• Swim only where lifeguards or flags show it is safe.

How to reach Punta Pizzo — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.00010, 17.99359. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Punta Pizzo

• Parco Naturale Regionale Isola di Sant'Andrea e Litorale di Punta Pizzo · sanctuary · Apulia · ~2 km · Must-see
• Chiesa Santa Maria degli Angeli · church · Lecce · ~8 km · Must-see
• Santuario di Santa Maria del Canneto · church · Lecce · ~8 km · Must-see
• Chiesa di San Francesco d'Assisi · church · Lecce · ~8 km · Must-see
• Aragonese Castle · fort · Apulia · ~8 km · Must-see
• Antica Abbazia di San Mauro · church · Lecce · ~14 km · Must-see
• Basilica Santuario Maria SS. della Coltura · church · Lecce · ~15 km · Must-see
• Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista · church · Lecce · ~16 km · Must-see
• Ugento - Mura Messapiche · fort · Lecce · ~20 km · Must-see
• Torre San Giovanni · beach · Lecce · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta · church · Lecce · ~21 km · Must-see
• Grotta del Cavallo · cave · Lecce · ~22 km · Must-see
• Torre Uluzzo · fort · Lecce · ~22 km · Must-see
• Parco Naturale Regionale di Porto Selvaggio e Palude del Capitano · sanctuary · Lecce · ~25 km · Must-see
• Basilica cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta · church · Lecce · ~25 km · Must-see
• Torre Inserraglio · fort · Lecce · ~27 km · Must-see
• Basilica di Santa Caterina d'Alessandria · church · Lecce · ~31 km · Must-see
• Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo · church · Lecce · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Punta Pizzo

Other beaches & coast near Punta Pizzo

• Torre San Giovanni · beach · Lecce · ~20 km · Must-see
• Faro di Capo Santa Maria di Leuca · beach · Lecce · ~49 km · Must-see
• Faro di punta Palascìa · beach · Lecce · ~58 km · Must-see
• Faro di Torre Sant'Andrea di Missipezza · beach · Lecce · ~60 km · Must-see
• Faro di San Cataldo · beach · Lecce · ~64 km · Must-see
• Porto di Torre Canne · beach · Apulia · ~129 km · Must-see
• Scoglio del Cervaro · beach · Basilicata · ~148 km · Must-see
• Samsara Beach · beach · Lecce · ~5 km
• Baia Verde · beach · Apulia · ~5 km
• Zen Beach · beach · Lecce · ~5 km

All beaches & coast in Apulia

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