Baia dei Turchi — Attraction in Otranto

Amazing beach nearby Otrando ! Warmly recomended! You van live a car nearby for free or you can park your car in the park neqr the beach where you have to pay. To get to the beach you will walk through the forest where you can hear cycadas! After a -10 minute walk you will reach an amazing wide sand beach where water is crystal and bkye and green. The beach was crowded byt you can stroll and find place for yourself ! On the beach you will find a beach bar which serve cold beer 3 euro, diffrent types of coffee 2 euro and cold proseco wine 2 euro and some types of panini . Warmly recommeded . Spiaggia fantastica vicino Otrando! Parcheggio a pagamento vicino spiaggia. Passeggiarre 10 minuti attraverso la foresta alla spiaggia. Tu ascolta cicale in una foresta. La spiaggia è ampia. Il mare è cristalino. un bar è alla spiage servire birra freda, proseco freda, caffè e gelato è panini.Reccomando...

I went in September 2023 and there is three car parks. There is a FREE one that is the closest to the beach.

The first car park you see has car park attendants demanding you to stop for parking and cost 5 euros. Ignore them and turn left into the road directing you to the beach.

The second car park has a charge for 3 euros. Also ignore as you can continue along the paved road.

The third and last car park is FREE and fits about 50 cars and is untimed. Check out that car park first and if no spots then turn back to the other car parks.

Note the walk if you stop at the first car park is at least 20 minutes until the beach which is crazy. So get to the free and closest car park

The beach has soft sand, and water is nice. Nice for a day lying...

We went there mid July. The beach and water are clean and their color is beautiful. This explains why there are still 3 stars in this review. Apart from its natural beauty, the beach has several problems: absolutely overcrowded. Even if you rent a a sun bed, your personal space is very limited. the walk to the beach is absolutely awful. Given that hundreds of people are going to this beach every day, there is no possible explanation how the road to it can be this bad. food and beverage are, for the prices in southern Italy very high while the selection of products is very modest.

All in all, if you stay longer in Puglia, worth visiting one day, but I wouldn’t come a...