Giulia Beach Club

Lido Giulia sits right on the waterfront in Santa Maria di Leuca, where you can stake out a terrace-style spot on the rocks with sunbeds and soak in genuinely jaw-dropping views of the coast. It's part beach club, part lounge restaurant, so you can move seamlessly from the water to a proper meal without going anywhere. The setting feels carved out of the landscape rather than just plunked on a beach — which makes it stand out from the typical umbrella-and-sand setup.