Otranto appears enclosed within a labyrinth and powerful city-fortress perched on the crystal clear sea in the most eastern area of Italy. The beaches around Otranto can be quickly and easily reached by car or, even better, by boat. A few kilometres north of the city you arrive to Alimini Lakes, a freshwater lagoon connected to the sea and in front of which the beaches of the same name extend. These beaches are among the most beautiful of all in Puglia. Mulino ad Acqua Bay is located between the Alimini Lakes and Otranto. This bay offers a truly spectacular game of lights caused by a collapsed cave. Turchi Bay offers small, sandy bay areas which were used in ancient times as docking platforms. The coast south of Otranto is rocky and rugged, however the roughness of the rocks is balanced by its clear water. Other famous locations included Badisco Port and Orte Bay. From here you can walk to Cape Palàscia and Sant’Emiliano, little inlets among the clearest water. We would like to highlight numerous scuba-dives in participation with the Diving Centres in Otranto that offer you the chance to explore the seabed, walls and caves among the most beautiful around Cape Otranto, such as Grotta Palombara where you can admire bream, lobster, moral eels and grouper fish, and Grotta Taglio dell’Orte located between Cape Otranto and Falci Point.