ITALY Beach - where to go?

[LexieH]

Any tips on where we should go/stay in Italy if we want to be by the sea and have access to a nice beach for DS 2.5yrs and DD 4 months please? x

Does it have to be sea or would a beach by a lake be OK? (Lake Garda for example.)

lake garda is good if you think that is better than by the Adriatic coast? Would still be interested to know your thoughts....as Lake G was on our list....

I love Lake Garda but last year we went to Lidoo de Camaiore for a change, which is on the Tuscany coast. Cheap flights to Pisa and less than an hour in a hire car.

Viareggio and north of there. You fly to Pisa.

Ancona is lovely.

Lido not Lidoo

Google Ca Savio and Cavallino. Fab beaches, loads of campsites/villa complexes to choose from. Many have direct beach access. We love it here

I've camped at Ca'Savio, lovely beach and you can do a day trip to Venice really easily from there.

Thanks everyone have checked out Ca'Savio! Looks great :) JeanSeberg where would you recommend in Lake Garda? WildThong where did you stay in Lido? :)

Sardinia & Sicily also great for beaches - we particularly loved Sicily (this was pre children) but there was a great beach near calgari, south Sardinia

Second Lake Garda. The town of Garda or anywhere on East side of lake best. Avoid West as too hilly if have a pushchair. Loads of families (although mostly German and Dutch - we never met another Brit!)

Le Cinque terre - plenty of small towns.

Any of the Italian lakes - they all have lidos

www.eurocamp.co.uk/sites/italy-lakes/il044-altomincio-family-park.html

Hi LexieH, we stayed here - booked directly with the campsite and it was much cheaper.

lexie we stayed at the Dune Hotel in Lido - don't go there! It was advertised as 4 star and although clean with a beautiful pool area the rooms were a throwback to 1970. Loved the resort, not that hotel though.