{"id":43390,"date":"2026-11-07T15:41:02","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T14:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salentoprime.com\/?p=43390"},"modified":"2026-11-07T15:41:02","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T14:41:02","slug":"isola-pazze-what-to-see-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salentoprime.com\/en\/isola-pazze-what-to-see-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Isola Pazze, Torre San Giovanni: cosa vedere e guida 2027 [GUIDA]"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Looking for clear sea you can reach from the low rocks, with an islet to gaze at, or to swim out to, less than 200 metres from the shore? This guide takes you to the Isola Pazze and the Pazze shore, in Torre San Giovanni, Ugento\u2019s seaside village on Salento\u2019s Ionian coast: swimming between rocks and small sandy coves, snorkelling over the posidonia, the dune where people were already living in the Bronze Age, the sunsets over the sea and everything there is to see nearby, with practical tips and local curiosities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In short<\/h2>

The Isola Pazze, also called Isola di Pazze or Isola delle Pazze and marked on maps as Scoglio Pazzi, is a small rocky islet off the locality of Pazze, in the Mare Verde area, at the north-western end of Torre San Giovanni, the seaside village of Ugento (Lecce), on Salento\u2019s Ionian coast. It is about a hundred metres wide, lies less than 200 metres from the shore and is about a kilometre and a half north-west of the centre of Torre San Giovanni. The coast opposite is low and rocky, with small sandy coves and a dune, and this is where the Litorale di Ugento Regional Nature Park begins. The coast faces south-west: in the evening the sun sets over the sea. The best months are June and September.<\/p><\/blockquote>

What is the Isola Pazze?<\/h2>

The Isola Pazze is a low, flat rocky islet, about a hundred metres wide, rising from the sea off the Pazze shore, in Torre San Giovanni, a hamlet of Ugento. The islet and the locality have the same name: Pazze is a stretch of low, rocky coast with small coves of pale sand, a dune and, behind it, villas, hotels and gardens that have grown up over recent decades. When the sea is calm, good swimmers swim out to the islet; everyone else enjoys it from the shore, especially at sunset.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Pazze is a stretch of the Mare Verde coast, the north-western part of Torre San Giovanni, along Corso Annibale, the road that runs beside the sea towards Posto Rosso. Here the white sand of the beaches south of the harbour gives way to a low rocky shore, broken up by small coves and a dune, and off the shore rises the islet that gives its name to the whole area. In summer it is a lively corner, with beach clubs, hotels and holiday homes; in winter it is almost deserted and all that remains is the sound of the waves on the rocks.<\/p>

This is not the place for long beaches with shallow sea: here you swim from the rocks and in the coves, the water is clear and lets you see the seabed of rock, sand and posidonia, and the islet is always there in front of you, less than 200 metres away. This is the Salento for those who love swimming, snorkelling and ending the day with the sunset over the Ionian Sea. In this guide you will find how to get there, where to swim, what to see and how to plan your day, nearby too.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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