IATA CODE: CTA
Beaches Near Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)
Eastern Sicily’s primary airport, sitting under Mount Etna. Direct 45-minute drive north to Taormina and Isola Bella, or south to Syracuse and Vendicari Nature Reserve.
Car Rental Logistics: A car is essential for reaching southeast Sicily’s pristine sandy coves and Baroque seaside towns.
Day-Trip Drives (65+ Minutes) (10 Beaches)
4.7
Sicily (Messina / Taormina), Italy•Ionian Sea
Warmest water in Ionian Sea (Aug)
26.8°C sea
65/day
Pebbles
31°C• Kids
Cars from €26/d
4.8
Vendicari, Noto, Sicily, Italy•Tyrrhenian Sea
3rd Cheapest day in Tyrrhenian Sea · €42/day
26.3°C sea
42/day
Golden Sand
36°C• Kids
Cars from €30/d
4.7
Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy•Tyrrhenian Sea
2nd Warmest water in Tyrrhenian Sea (Aug)
27.1°C sea
49/day
Black Sand
35°C• Kids
Cars from €33/d
4.6
Cefalù, Sicily, Italy•Tyrrhenian Sea
Warmest water in Tyrrhenian Sea (Aug)
27.2°C sea
64/day
Golden Sand
35°C• Kids
Cars from €33/d
4.8
Vibo Valentia (Capo Vaticano / Ricadi), Calabria, Italy•Tyrrhenian Sea (Mediterranean)
3rd Longest swim season in Tyrrhenian Sea · 155 days
26.5°C sea
38/day
Golden Sand
31°C• Scenic
Cars from €25/d
4.8
Capo Vaticano, Calabria, Italy•Ionian Sea
2nd Warmest water in Ionian Sea (Aug)
26.7°C sea
51/day
White Sand
35°C• Kids
Cars from €30/d
4.7
Tropea, Calabria, Italy•Ionian Sea
3rd Warmest water in Ionian Sea (Aug)
26.7°C sea
63/day
White Sand
35°C• Kids
Cars from €36/d
4.6
Calabria (Coast of the Gods), Italy•Tyrrhenian Sea (Mediterranean)
26.8°C sea
45/day
White Sand
31°C• Kids
Cars from €24/d