7PUGLIA, ITALY

The up-and-coming area of Puglia in southern Italy is a beach lover’s dream. For a dose of culture with your Vitamin Sea, here you’ll find Baroque old towns and whitewashed villages kissing the ocean.

Head for the beaches around Otranto, Salento, Gallipoli, and Polignano a Mare for dramatic rocky bays, and picturesque towns, and luminescent teal seas.