Spiaggia di Punta Penna, Natural beach in Vasto, Italy.

Punta Penna is a natural beach on the Abruzzese coast with wide golden sand and dunes covered in rare plants. It stretches from the port of Vasto to the Punta Aderci Reserve and maintains its undeveloped landscape.

The beach formed after the construction of the north mole of Vasto's port, which altered the coastline north of the harbour structures. The cape itself had hosted a medieval fortress and settlement called Pennaluce, and the 1557 Torre di Punta Penna, part of the Kingdom of Naples coastal defence system, long stood as one of the few structures here. The lighthouse was begun in 1907 and completed in 1912; German troops demolished it during the Second World War and it was rebuilt after the conflict.

The beach takes its name from the Punta Penna promontory, where the church of Santa Maria di Pennaluce was rebuilt in Romanesque style in 1887. The 1557 Torre di Punta Penna, part of the Kingdom of Naples coastal defence system, stands nearby. On the north pier facing the beach are the trabocchi "Trimalcione", "Molo di Vasto" and "Puntamare".

The beach lies entirely within the Punta Aderci nature reserve, and a reserve information point near the sand offers canoe and mountain bike rental. The northern stretch by Punta Aderci, called the spiaggia dei libertini, is pebbly rather than sandy. The Via verde dei Trabocchi cycle path runs on the old railway route behind the coast.

The beach formed only after the north breakwater of Vasto harbour was built, which trapped sand against the cliffs and created the dune system now linked to Punta Aderci. The northern stretch, known as the spiaggia dei libertini, is pebbly rather than sandy.