The water is not the cleanest and the beach itself quite dirty. Be aware of car thieves and parking fines. There is no organized parking around. On the two streets "Via la Maddalena" and "Via del Faro Massolivieri" it looks like you can park like the locals, but the police comes periodically and fines everybody. My car was robbed of personal belongings (in the trunk, not visible) and fined during the same two hours I've stayed there in the...
Read moreOut of the three main beaches, this litoral, Arenella, and Fonta Bianche, I would say that this would be the least preferred option, though not a bad one. There is fairly little shore space, making it a rather small to medium sized beach. Few nice places to grab something to eat or dine, making it a less popular beach choice. Nonetheless, the beach is free, pleasant, clean, and not loud, making it a nice choice for...
Read moreNice small (tiny) beach with great views to Ortigia. Google will take you the wrong way all the way through the peninsula internally, just ignore it and follow Via della Maddalena. To get to the beach you have to go through the gates of Villa Maddalena I think it's called and they have a passageway to get to the stairs to the beach. Very...
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