Spiaggia degli Innamorati
Rolling southwards sang a famous song a few years ago, and so as we travel south, with the hot summer wind massaging our emotions, a few kilometres after Gallipoli on the coast road leading to Santa Maria di Leuca we find the Spiaggia degli Innamorati. This stretch of coastline has been kissed by nature with its expanses of fine white sand, small dunes mingling with the green vegetation typical of the Mediterranean maquis, and a sea that changes different colours according to the time of day; all this magic and these glimpses of a landscape that Apulia so generously offers us represent the pride of this stretch of free beach. The Spiaggia degli Innamorati (Lovers" Beach), also known as the "Li Foggi" beach, is located within the Regional Natural Park of Sant"Andrea Island and the Punta Pizzo coastline. It is an enchanted place, a little wild and solitary, and perhaps for this reason in the common imagination of the locals it would have been given the name Spiaggia degli Innamorati (Lovers" Beach) because of the intimacy and privacy that this place conveys, the ideal place for couples in search of tranquillity. The beach is quite busy in the height of summer, both with families looking for a quiet corner with children in tow and with groups of young people who decide to stop for a fun-filled day at the beach. The place has low cliffs mixed with soft white sand, the sea is shallow for long stretches and the water is cool and transparent; this place is a true corner of paradise suitable both for those who love to hike through the extensive pine forests full of nature trails, and for those who love snorkelling, taking advantage of a seabed waiting to be discovered. If you come to visit the Spiaggia degli Innamorati (Lovers" Beach), as I strongly recommend you do, bring everything you need for a day at the beach, and stay until the evening to admire one of the most evocative sunsets in the whole of Salento. This is a magical landscape... this is Salento... Have a good summer at the Spiaggia degli Innamorati
Tonio Viva
