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)

Blue Flag

Isola Bella Beach

4.7

Sicily (Messina / Taormina), Italy•Ionian Sea

26.8°C sea

65/day

Pebbles

31°C• Kids

Fontane Bianche

4.7

Siracusa, Sicily, Italy•Tyrrhenian Sea

26.3°C sea

52/day

White Sand

36°C• Kids

Calamosche

4.8

Vendicari, Noto, Sicily, Italy•Tyrrhenian Sea

26.3°C sea

42/day

Golden Sand

36°C• Kids

Spiaggia delle Sabbie Nere

4.7

Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy•Tyrrhenian Sea

27.1°C sea

49/day

Black Sand

35°C• Kids

Cefalù Beach

4.6

Cefalù, Sicily, Italy•Tyrrhenian Sea

27.2°C sea

64/day

Golden Sand

35°C• Kids

Scala dei Turchi

4.5

Sicily, Italy•Tyrrhenian Sea

25°C sea

51/day

Pebbles

35°C• Scenic

Praia I Focu

4.8

Vibo Valentia (Capo Vaticano / Ricadi), Calabria, Italy, Italy•Tyrrhenian Sea (Mediterranean)

26.5°C sea

38/day

Golden Sand

31°C• Scenic

Spiaggia di Grotticelle

4.8

Capo Vaticano, Calabria, Italy•Ionian Sea

26.7°C sea

51/day

White Sand

35°C• Kids

Spiaggia della Rotonda

4.7

Tropea, Calabria, Italy•Ionian Sea

26.7°C sea

63/day

White Sand

35°C• Kids

Tropea Beach in Calabria (Coast of the Gods), Italy

#10

Blue Flag

Tropea Beach

4.6

Calabria (Coast of the Gods), Italy•Tyrrhenian Sea (Mediterranean)

26.8°C sea

45/day

White Sand

31°C• Kids