Punta Spinosa

28.7°C Water temp · Jul 23

Italy Coastal 1 - Excellent 28.7°C

Satellite image of PUNTA SPINOSA — Satellite image © Esri

Punta Spinosa is a rocky bathing area located in San Giovanni a Piro in the Campania region. The beach features the high, rocky, and jagged coastline characteristic of the Cilento headlands that border the shore. The area has been classified as Excellent quality for bathing water from 2020 to 2023.

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Water

Rocky coastal water body in the Cilento region with a high, rocky, and jagged coastline along the promontories of the Cilento highlands.

Location

San Giovanni a Piro, province of Salerno, Campania region. The municipal office is located at Via Roma, 56, CAP 84070 San Giovanni a Piro (Sa).

Water Quality

Water quality classification is Excellent (2020–2023). Monitoring conducted under Italian Legislative Decree 30.05.08 n. 116.

Risks

Possible pollution sources identified include three wastewater treatment systems: two active sludge biological treatment plants (one in Lupinata, one in Capoluogo) and one settling tank for untreated urban wastewater (in Scario, Piazza Giardino) with submarine discharge. Potential breaks in the submarine pipe from the settling tank are a possible cause of pollution.