IF YOU’RE NOT STAYING AT THE CAMPSITE, DO NOT CONSIDER THIS A BEACH YOU CAN ACTUALLY VISIT, BECAUSE THERE IS NO PROPER, SAFE PUBLIC ACCESS TO IT. THE ONLY PEOPLE WITH EASY ACCESS APPEAR TO BE THOSE STAYING AT THE CAMPSITE. OTHERWISE, THE ONLY APPARENT WAY DOWN INVOLVES SCRAMBLING ALONG THE CLIFF AND RISKING A SERIOUS FALL.
MY PHOTOS AND VIDEOS SHOW EXACTLY WHAT THE SITUATION IS WITH THIS SUPPOSED “ENTRANCE” — IN PRACTICE, THERE IS NO SAFE, USABLE ACCESS THERE. THERE IS A SIGN DIRECTING NON-GUESTS TO AN ACCESS POINT ABOUT 300 METRES AWAY FROM THE CAMPSITE GATES. THIS REQUIRES WALKING ALONGSIDE A BUSY ROAD WITHOUT A PROTECTED PEDESTRIAN PATH, ONLY TO ARRIVE AT WHAT IS ESSENTIALLY A STEEP, CLIFF-LIKE DESCENT. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE ACCESS TO A PUBLIC BEACH. UNACCEPTABLE.
AFTER OUR VISIT I RESEARCHED THE SITUATION FURTHER AND FOUND REPORTS THAT THE ACCESS ISSUE HAS ALREADY BEEN THE SUBJECT OF COMPLAINTS AND LEGAL ACTION INVOLVING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND THE PROPERTY OWNER. SO THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A NEW OR UNKNOWN PROBLEM. FOR A BEACH THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE, THE CURRENT SITUATION IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING AND, IN MY VIEW, SERIOUSLY UNSAFE.
Among the most beautiful beaches in Gargano. A vast beach with fine gravel and crystal-clear waters, rich in spring waters that make it very cool and pleasant.