Ristorante Bagno Marino Archi In Santa cesarea terme

The beach umbrella is very expensive, and by 1 p.m. it’s already in the shade, which doesn’t make much sense. The restaurant also closes at 3 p.m. On the plus side, the water is beautiful, but next time I’ll stick to the large free beach area.

A truly beautiful beach resort, with friendly and helpful staff, a restaurant with excellent dishes and a variety of food for every taste. Several terraces with umbrellas, easy access to the sea, and clean and fresh restrooms.

A wonderful "wild" beach. It's a cove with stairs leading down. On one side is a restaurant and sun loungers (20 euros per person). On the right are stairs and an exit to the wild beaches, or rather, to the rocky outcrop, where people set up chairs, blankets, and umbrellas and relax. The cove is shared between the paid and free zones. Trampolines, pontoons, and slides are installed in the water (all free, and everyone can use them. As we understand it, this was set up by the municipality for city guests). Special footwear is required; the water is mostly deep, so you can jump off rocks and cliffs. However, there are two "pools" for children, where the water is knee-deep or waist-deep at most. The underwater world is rich, making it ideal for snorkeling. It's also fun for SUPs; you can swim to neighboring coves and explore the coastline.

As a fan of cliffside sunbathing, I drove two hours specifically to test this place. If you're going on a weekday, there are still parking spaces on the street before 10:00. The easypark app doesn't work here; you use a parking meter for 5 euros per day. Sunbeds on the lower platforms right by the water must be reserved in advance. I didn't, and the only spot left was at the very top, away from the water but with a beautiful view. A set: two sunbeds and an umbrella cost 36 euros; by the water, they're more expensive. The restrooms are free, clean, and fragrant, but the men's section didn't have a toilet seat, so two on Małysz Street 😉. Free showers are located at the water's entrances, but they are chip-based, and you have to leave your ID as security. The staff is friendly and smiling; I lost one chip in the water and got another one free of charge. There's also a small, locked changing room and a lockable shower near the exit, near the stairs, so you can swim or wash your kids comfortably before returning the chip. There's a good restaurant on site, serving delicious pizza for 10-14 euros, draft beer for 4 euros, and coffee lecce for 2.50 euros. There's a floating platform, a trampoline, and an inflatable bouncy castle on the water, so you won't be bored. If you don't want to pay for sunbeds, there are public areas with ladders into the water on both sides of the lido where you can also have a great time. I recommend bringing snorkeling gear; it's perfect for observing underwater fauna and flora! Overall, I recommend it! 👌💚🤍♥️

A charming and romantic place. The pizzeria is top-notch.

Today, July 17, 2026, we ended our two-week vacation in Salento in style, spending a day here. Having only found a spot yesterday for today, they put us on the upper terrace, the one above the restaurant. Good accommodations, perhaps a little tiring to climb up and down from the sea, but it's worth the effort and more. It's a wonderful place. Very well-kept and well-attended, all the people are respectable and polite. Very, very beautiful. If we're planning a vacation here next year, dedicating a week to a season ticket at this beach resort is definitely worth it; I'd spend the rest of the week exploring the places I missed in the past 14 days. You can bring your own food, and there's an excellent restaurant, where we had lunch without a reservation, sitting down at 2:20 PM. Rush hour is critical everywhere, and we were far-sighted in delaying our lunch time. The water is gorgeous, the seabed deep and full of fish, and the panorama is unique. There are platforms and games in the sea (with a very attentive lifeguard on duty). Access to the sea is made easy by numerous steps and platforms leading down to the water. Arriving very early this morning, I was able to park in the lot in front (the parking meter accepts small change and debit cards). What can I say... HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Beautiful location. Very friendly staff. We felt pampered. I recommend the pizza, which is brand new!

Very nice place... friendly but unprofessional staff

Would be a 5 for location but unfortunately (as suggested in other reviews) the service was terrible. Stunning location, well worth a trip for this. Lots of fun in the sea for adults and kids with inflatables and pontoons. Sea is beautiful. We didn't eat there so can't comment, but coffee was nice. You can take your own food which we did, and lots of other people did the same. Onto the terrible service, we tried in the week prior to book using the online form and contact details, but never got through or a response. We arrived early and were told there was space, so we paid (€40 for 2 beds and an umbrella) and got lead to our loungers. They were completely under overhanging rock. When we asked to move we were told the sun would come over in the hour and that we couldn't move depsite lots of available loungers, but after 5 hours we were still shaded. Whenever we spoke to anyone (on arrival, when asking about the security box, the lounger location and the cafe, the service was crap. Rude staff. If you can ignore the crap service, I would say it's still worth a visit. Once you have your lounger you don't have to deal with anyone and we had a lovely day! If you don't want to pay there are public spaces either side which were well used but plenty of space if you get there at a good time! Paid on street parking which we paid €5 for the day.

The place is very nice if you get a table outside with a sea view. But it took 55 minutes for the pizzas to arrive, and the Aperol we ordered was watered down while we waited for the food. Then I ordered a Lemon soda to finish the two slices of pizza, and it took 15 minutes. I had to remind the waiter.