Spiaggia dei Libertini in Abruzzo
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Sun and sand holidays to the big Italian beach resorts are not as popular as they once were. But maybe that’s because we don’t know the coast as well as we might. Italy has some wonderful stretches of sand and some delightful seaside towns, ideally suited to family holidays. Here is our pick of some of the best.
1. Monte San Bartolo, Marche
Italians love the Marche for its string of small, no-nonsense resorts, the sorts of places parents went to as children and take their children in turn: nothing fancy, modern hotels, good, inexpensive food, safe bathing and lots of sand. Chief among these larger resorts are Gabicce Mare, Senigallia – known for its “velvet” sand – and San Benedetto del Tronto.