Top 10 seaside clubs in Italy according to Idressitalian
There was the time of the rounds on the sea. Then, it was the time for big discos and clubs, on beaches, on promontories, even hollowed out of the rock on the most famous cliffs. Italy is an irresistible country for its “dolce vita”, and the dancing clubs have characterized its history. Here is the list of the best clubs on the sea, with an eye for historical clubs that have made Italy the cradle of the best nightlife in the world. Discover them clicking the below button Next >
10.BAIA IMPERIALE – GABICCE (PU)
Originally “Baia degli Angeli”, it was born on the hills of Gabicce Mare in 1975. Ten years later renamed “Baia Imperiale” in a completely new look but always framed by the lush greenery of the San Bartolo Park on a promontory overlooking the sea .
Given the strategic location and the beauty of the place, it is a regular destination for vacationers in the Riviera.
Her look is mythological: at some imposing columns and Roman statues reminiscent of an Augustan temple. Popular backdrop for many films, including “Abbronzatissimi” and “S.P.Q.R.”
Baia Imperiale is a certainty in the Italian nightlife, with its four themed musical environments: the Senate floor, the trail of the Zodiac, the pool room and the terrace. Equipped with flagship store and snack bar open all night, it is also the theater of international guest star mega-concerts.
9. LA GIARA – TAORMINA (ME)
If we talk about clubs that have made the history of the beautiful Taormina, we must mention La Giara, sweet icon of Sicilian life. Since 1953 pulsating heart of Taormina’s nightlife, from mid-80s is also a restaurant with a unique style (mentioned in the Michelin guide). Luxury lounge in the heart of Taormina, is visited by international guests, who always have elected “La Giara” as a real cult.
8.REBUS CLUB – STALETTì (CATANZARO)
Lovely five-levels terrace overlooking the Gulf of Squillace, since 1970 Rebus club is the icon of Calabrian nightlife. A meeting point for those who love good international music in a healthy, sober, and irresistibly charming place, Rebus club has no other special effects eccept of its location, its play of light, the warmth of the family who runs it, the professionalism of its staff. It’s a hill on the sea that lights up and dances until dawn. A show not to be missed in the Calabrian nights.
7.BLU BAY – CASTRO (LE)
This is not a historic disco, but a striking modern blue oasis in the heart of Gallipoli. By modern architecture, Blue Bay is a club that winds around a striking blue swimming pool with palm trees, overlooking the sea. Far from the idea of crowded beach party, Blue Bay is a less commercial discoclub intended for a more elitarist public, in search of a more sophisticated nightlife. Absolutely to visit (and affordable!).
6.CAPANNINA DI FRANCESCHI – FORTE DEI MARMI
Probably, the most famous historic club of Italy. It is not known if it was the Capannina to detonate Forte dei Marmi as a tourist destination or vice versa. It seems to be the Capannina! Born in 1929 from an old shack on the beach, cleaned and arranged by way ‘of bar to serve drinks and pastries, its creator (Franceschi Achille) outfitted to the gramophone and tables to play cards. And it was a boom! In the last century it was the destination of many bystanders lords of Italy, including the nobles Della Gherardesca, Rucellai, Rospigliosi and Sforza, poets and intellectuals of the caliber of Repaci, Ungaretti, Montale, Levi and Pea, who used to sit at sunset and drink a Negroni on the beach of La Capannina. It is structurally almost identical to a century ago, after the restructuring as a result of a fire in 1939. Haunt of large industrials, international politicians, movie stars during the years of economic boom, was acquired in ’77 by Gherardo Guidi and his wife Carla, consolidating the image to this day.
“La Capannina di Franceschi” gave the birth to the most famous summer italian songs: “Sapore di Sale” (by Gino Paoli), “Pinne, fucile ed occhiali” (by Edoardo Vianello), Ritornerai (by Bruno Lauzi), it is the icon of an age we all think with charming melancholy. Also the greats have passed by La Capannina, like Ray Charles, Grace Jones, Gloria Gaynor, Billy Preston, Ornella Vanoni, Patty Pravo. Its success is in its formula: disco music and live show, together.
Address: Viale della Repubblica, 16, 55042 Forte dei Marmi LU
5.TAVERNA ANEMA E CORE – CAPRI (NA)
“Anema e Core” is synonymous with a unique style in the world, “Capri style”, recover only between the tables of the popular tavern and nowhere else.
“Glamorous Soul and beating heart”: this is the motion of a historical location in the Italian nightlife, hidden in alleys of Capri and close to the famous square, which is accessed by a door almost anonymous: inside is a whole new world.
You can eat, you can drink, you can dance, sing, play the guitar, but singing and playing there is always someone who you do not expect: international celebrities that we never dreamed in an italian little tavern!
The soul of “Taverna Anema e Core” is that of Guido Lembo, “spokesman of the stacks in the world”, the undisputed Emperor of Capri nights in his timeless tavern.
4.COVO DI NORDEST – PORTOFINO (GE)
Renowned worldwide for its location on the coast of the Gulf of Portofino, it’s a historic and well equipped club, with two runs, five bars and four restaurants (ii includes the bathhouse, the Covo and Covino).
Gorgeous but never exaggerated, between Privee evolving, gazebos intended for VIPs and rivers of champagne, Covo is distinguished in the European scene for his sober and impeccable style, its solid programming and the elegance of its staff, a real gem.
3.SOTTOVENTO CLUB – PORTO CERVO (OT)
Iconic club of Porto Cervo, you can not go on vacation in Costa Smeralda and not spend at least one night in its historic discoclub. Refined, elitarist, well-kept, that of the Sottovento is a parlor on the coast, in which the night goes on between rivers of champagne and VIP meetings.It was born in 1979 and since then it’s considered an international trend-setter. His style is renewed from year to year and fashion, first, passes through here.
Address: SP59, 07021 OT
2.MUSIC ON THE ROCKS – POSITANO (SA)
Impressive disco club: it’s not everyday thing to dance among the encrusted caves on the Coast! Experience to Music on the Rocks is inequiparabile: already opened for dinner, it’s a dinner disco club for 40 years reference for the national and international clubbing scene. The disco is completely carved into the rock and thanks to spectacular light shows, it offers unique suggestions. Given the location and the music programmation, Music on the Rocks is known as one of the best discos in the international avant-garde scene, a cult for the showbiz.
1.RAYA – PANAREA (ME)
Raya is the after dinner most sophisticated and renowned of the Aeolian islands, with three terraces and panoramic views of the beautiful Aeolian sea. Icon of Panarea, the Raya is a charming club under the stars, among whose sofas is easy to find stars like Naomi Campbell, Melanie Griffith, Antonio Banderas or Dolce & Gabbana.
Elegant in its simplicity of radical-chic character, Raya is a unique atmosphere on the seaside terrace, designed for a range of age audience but still elite.
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