Gorgeous Beachfront Property and Real Estate in Italy

The beachfront property in Italy is some of the most stunning in the world.

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Beside the sea
One popular option for beachfront property in Italy is Punta Ala, which is a fashionable Tuscan seaside resort with a golf course with views over the island of Elba where Napoleon was exiled.  Punta Ala is in a part of Tuscany known as the Maremma. Relatively undiscovered (though no secret to Italian holidaymakers), it has several nature reserves, a clutch of quaint hill towns, countless Roman and Etruscan ruins, and some fine beaches like the one at Marina di Albarese. The largest town is Massa Marittima founded on wealth amassed from silver and copper mining. With oodles of medieval charm, it was "plucked" by Siena to become the second town of the Sienese republic.

Italian beachfront options on the Adriatic
No need to choose, here you can find farmhouses, hill-towns, and seaside, too. Le Marché is bordered by 120 miles of sandy beach and the Mare Adriatico. For coastal ocean view property, you should visit in high season before deciding to buy. Italian beach resorts are enjoyable, but not everybody is enamored by the Adriatic coast. Italians do not believe beaches were designed for enjoying solitude. During summer, almost every inch of sand is taken up by regiments of sun loungers and gaily-colored ombrellones. Winter gives the false impression that the only people interested in the beach are local joggers. Just look at postcards to see how crowded it gets in summertime-in some pictures, I could hardly see the sand. But while seaside tourism is very much in evidence, in Le Marché it's still mainly Italian. One seaside resort you may like the look of is San Benedetto del Tronto, in Le Marché's southernmost Ascoli Piceno province. Famed for its 7,000 palm trees, it's both a working town as well as a summer resort. Attractive beaches, a long promenade, a lively town center…and enough palm trees to justify its title as the Riviera del Palme. An hour north by train from Ancona, Fano deserves further investigation. It has a delightful old quarter…hidden behind walls across from the modern seafront. The beaches look great and the lungomare is jammed during summer. As a seaside town on a main-line rail-route, it's popular with locals. Most apartments by the water sell for between $350 and $450 per square foot.

Beachfront property on the Amalfi Coast and Sorrento

Beach properties in sunny Sorrento
Gazing north across the Bay of Naples, Sorrento is the tourism hub of Campania's coastal region. Though pleasant for most of the year, it can feel overwhelming during July and August when it seems like everybody in the world has decided to spend their vacation here. However, you may think it's worth tolerating the crowds for views of the twinkling lights of Naples across the bay and the brooding bulk of Mount Vesuvius on the skyline.

The Costa del Cilento
Few foreign visitors venture southward into Campania past the dream towns of the Amalfi. The area is popular with Italian holidaymakers, though. You'll find sunshine, rocky coves, and wide sandy beaches…tiny villages, Saracen towers, and the ruins of ancient Greek cities…superlative seafood restaurants serving dishes such as spaghetti ai ricci di mare (pasta with sea urchins).  And property prices are often half the cost of Sorrento. It's not dirt cheap, but you can find small new-build seaside apartments priced at under $120,000. 

Liguria
With its handsome seaside resorts, perfumed gardens, and small painted villages tucked into the fissures of steep cliffs, Liguria offers alternative coastal enchantments…and it's a good choice if you like the idea of regular ventures into France. Following on eastward from the Côte d'Azur, this arch-like stretch of balmy Mediterranean coastline is the Italian Riviera, abounding in wisteria-hung villas, palm trees, and lush vegetation. Winters are mild and the stagione (the beach season) lasts until October. One hundred and fifty miles long, the Ligurian coastline starts at Ventimiglia, the last stop before the French border, and continues east to Livorno in Tuscany.

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