#Ionian Sea

[christinakroft]

Atokos island, Ionian Sea

[calabria-mediterranea]

The beach of Caminia on the Ionian coast of Calabria and ruins of a 13th century church

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[jupiterovprsten]

Blue Caves, Zakynthos

[marskid11]

this character showed up for four minutes and is still one of my favorite designs in the series I stg

[etherealarte]

[unacunatura]

Ortigia, Siracusa, Sicilia 🕊️

[iamrubykhan]

𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐮𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐚 🏝️ 👙 ☀️

If you are going to the beach in Puglia (and I assume you’ll definitely be beaching in Puglia), you’re going to want to check this out!

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The Eastern and Southwestern coasts are where you will find 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐮𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐚, BUT it’s important that you know the type of beach you want to frequent.

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 :

𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 :

Adriatic Sea 🌊

🔸 Expect rocky or pebbled beaches.

𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 :

Ionian Sea 🌊

🔸 Soft, sandy beaches

Given what I just described, I’m sure it’s not hard to decide on a seaside location. 😂

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To be frank, we only had the opportunity to visit the Adriatic side. It was absolutely lovely! And for those of you who are “professional ocean cliff divers,” this side might be for you!

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However, I 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐋𝐘 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 - specifically, visiting :

📍𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐜𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧

Lecce is that girl! 😎💃🏾

About a 2-hour long drive 🚗 from Monopoli, it’s probably ideal you spend a night or two there.

From architecture, history, and food, you will get your fill!

BUT, we’re talking about beaches. LOL

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Within Lecce, you are going to want to zone in on any beaches North or South of :

𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐨

I’m talking incredible, turquoise blue waters that rival the Caribbean!

𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 :

🏖️ Spaggia di Pescoluse (Maldive del Salento) : The Maldives of Salento

🏖️ Punta Prosciutto

🏖️ Togo Bay Beach

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𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 & 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧!

Best beaches in Puglia | Puglia | Lecce | Salento | Porto Cesareo | Italy | Travelguide | Life’s a beach |

[epestrefe]

Blue Caves, Zakynthos, Greece

By Max van den Oetelaar

[nostosphotography]

Mediterranean (2025)

[cpahlow]

[gemsofgreece]

Ionian blue 💙 

📍Off Killini beach in Greece.

[twoseparatecoursesmeet]

Akrokorinthos and the Ionian Sea, 1960s

Mickey Crisp

[calabria-mediterranea]

Staiti, Calabria, Italy

Set among the Aspromonte mountains, Staiti is an ancient Byzantine village as evidenced by the Greek linguistic heritage present in the dialect of the inhabitants and in the numerous archaeological finds found on site.

Among the most evocative places there is undoubtedly the abbey of Santa Maria de' Tridetti, a Byzantine monument from the 11th century. It is a very particular temple that combines various styles: Arabic, Byzantine and Norman.

A legend has it that once upon a time in the same area there stood a small temple built by Greek colonists from nearby Locri in the 5th-6th century BC. C., built in honor of the god Neptune. A sign of thanks for saving them from a storm.

According to the story, his statue had been covered by a precious jeweled cloak, which was then stolen by Hannibal during his stay on the Ionian coast of Calabria. The aim was to punish the Locrians, allies of Rome.

As evidence of this, a coin depicting the god of the sea was also found in the current church.

Centuries later, the Basilian monks coming from West Asia took possession of the structure between the 7th and 8th centuries, transforming it into a Greek church in honor of the Madonna of the Trident (an allusion to the divinity of the sea), which later became Tridetti. According to a different etymological interpretation, however, the word could derive from the Greek tridactilon (three fingers) to indicate the blessing Child in the arms of the Virgin.

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[jupiterovprsten]

Blue Caves, Zakynthos

[blade-liger-4ever]

Do you see my vision?

I will ONLY accept a Rakan and Xayah series on these conditions:

Nolan North voices Rakan while Kari Wahlgren voices Xayah.

It's done as a spiritual successor to the Prince of Persia 2008 game.

[etherealarte]