Spiaggia dei Conigli — Rabbit Beach — regularly appears on lists of the world's best beaches, and the reputation is deserved. A curved arc of white sand backed by low dunes, the water shifts from pale turquoise in the shallows to a deep cobalt offshore. The sand is fine and light, the water is calm and exceptionally clear, and a small lagoon separates the beach from the tiny island of Isola dei Conigli opposite.
Because it is protected as a loggerhead turtle nesting site, the beach is managed carefully: sections are roped off around active nests in summer, camping is strictly forbidden, and there are no permanent structures. Get there early in July and August — it fills by mid-morning. The beach is reached by a footpath from the car park above, or by boat from the harbour. In the shoulder season it is genuinely uncrowded and sublime.