Italy
22 wing and kite foil spots, with conditions, best season and the schools and rental stations at each.
- Water
- Chop
Cagliari's long city beach has fairly flat water and winds that suit wing foil beginners. Several schools teach here, including Sardinia's first wing foil…
3 centers · Lessons
Castiglione della Pescaia
Tuscany
- Water
- Chop
- Best season
- Apr–Oct
A Maremma resort town with long sandy beaches running south to Marina di Grosseto. Summer afternoons bring a westerly thermal of 15–18 knots, while spring and…
Gargano – Vieste
Puglia
- Water
- Chop
- Best season
- May–Sep
The resort town on the Gargano headland, the spur of Italy's boot on the Adriatic, with long sandy beaches such as Spiaggia Lunga and Scialmarino backed by…
Gizzeria Lido Calabria- Water
- Chop
- Best season
- Apr–Sep
A white sandy beach on the Tyrrhenian coast of Calabria only 8 km from Lamezia Terme airport, ruled by thermal winds from spring to the end of summer that blow…
2 centers · Lessons
Grado & Marina Julia
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- Water
- Flat water
- Best season
- Apr–Oct
The northernmost corner of the Adriatic near Trieste, with shallow water close to shore that suits learning and practising. Summer brings south-westerly…
1 center · Lessons
Lake Como
Colico & Domaso
- Water
- Flat water
- Best season
- May–Sep
The northern end of the lake around Colico and Domaso gets a dependable afternoon thermal, the Breva, over flat to lightly choppy water. It is quieter and less…
3 centers · Lessons
Lake Garda
Torbole & Malcesine
- Water
- Chop
- Best season
- Apr–Oct
Two thermal winds run like clockwork on the northern lake: the Pelér from the north in the early morning and the Ora from the south from around noon. The water…
10 centers · Lessons, Rental
Lake Resia – Reschensee
South Tyrol
- Water
- Flat water
- Best season
- May–Sep
The reservoir with the sunken church tower at the Reschen Pass, close to the Austrian and Swiss borders. In summer a very constant southerly thermal of 3–6…
2 centers · Lessons, Rental
Lake Santa Croce
Veneto
- Water
- Flat water
- Best season
- Mar–Oct
An alpine lake near Belluno, in the Alpago valley below the Dolomites, where a southerly thermal blows from March to October. Summer days are light, around…
1 center · Lessons
Lo Stagnone
Sicily
- Water
- Flat water
- Best season
- Apr–Oct
One of Europe's largest shallow lagoons, about 7 by 3 km between Trapani and Marsala, standing depth almost everywhere and usable at any tide. Thermally boosted…
4 centers · Lessons, Rental Porto Cesareo Puglia- Water
- Flat and waves
- Best season
- Jun–Sep
Puglia's top spot on the Salento coast, golden sand meeting water of almost Caribbean colour. From June to September a steady south-westerly thermal blows at…
Porto Pollo
Sardinia
- Water
- Flat water
- Best season
- Apr–Oct
Two almost enclosed bays of white sand and turquoise water in the north of Sardinia, where the strait to Corsica accelerates whichever wind is blowing: a gusty…
3 centers · Lessons, Rental Punta Trettu Sardinia- Water
- Flat water
- Best season
- Apr–Oct
A 600 m stretch of sand near San Giovanni Suergiu in south-west Sardinia that runs into a lagoon of crystal clear, mirror-flat water with barely any current…
4 centers · Lessons
Reggio Calabria – Punta Pellaro
Calabria
- Water
- Chop
- Best season
- Apr–Oct
A broad grey-sand beach on the Strait of Messina south of Reggio Calabria, looking across to Sicily and Etna. From May to September the local thermal, the…
3 centers · Lessons, Rental
Rome – Ostia
Lazio
- Water
- Flat and waves
- Best season
- Mar–Oct
Rome's beach, with a very large sandy area set aside for kite and windsurfers at the Ostia Kite Village. South to south-west winds bring waves of 1–2 m, west…
2 centers · Lessons, Rental
Sant'Antioco – Sa Barra
Sardinia
- Water
- Flat water
- Best season
- May–Oct
A sheltered lagoon around Sant'Antioco in the south-west of Sardinia, with sandy, shallow, controllable flat water and large standing areas. Mistral and…
1 center · Lessons, Rental
Sardinia – Capo Mannu & Putzu Idu
Sardinia
- Water
- Flat and waves
- Best season
- Apr–Oct
The Sinis peninsula on Sardinia's west coast. The rocky headland of Capo Mannu is one of the Mediterranean's best-known wave spots, with medium to big waves in…
Sardinia – La Caletta
Sardinia
- Water
- Flat and waves
- Best season
- Mar–Oct
A 4 km sandy beach on Sardinia's east coast between the harbour of La Caletta and Posada. A valley running across the island boosts the south-easterly thermal…
1 center · Lessons, Rental
Sardinia – San Teodoro – La Cinta
Sardinia
- Water
- Chop
- Best season
- Mar–Oct
A long, wide beach of fine sand in front of the San Teodoro lagoon in north-east Sardinia. Onshore winds from north-east to south-east, including the Scirocco…
2 centers · Lessons, Rental
Senigallia
Marche
- Water
- Chop
- Best season
- May–Sep
A beach town on the central Adriatic with a wide sandy shore and a shallow, obstacle-free seabed that makes it a good place to learn. Summer brings thermal sea…
2 centers · Lessons
Sicily – Puzziteddu
Sicily
- Water
- Flat and waves
- Best season
- Oct–Jun
A sandy bay near Mazara del Vallo on Sicily's south-west coast, the island's wave spot. Summer thermals give flat to choppy water, while winter brings waves of…
Talamone Tuscany- Water
- Flat water
- Best season
- Apr–Oct
A picturesque bay on the Maremma coast 15 km south of Grosseto and a short drive from Rome, whose riders make it their favourite for its steady winds and calm…
2 centers · Lessons, RentalUpcoming events
Schools and rental
46 stations at this spot: what they offer, whose gear they run and when they are open.
A Lake Como school for kite, wing foil and kite foil.
Centro Kitesurf Senigallia SenigalliaA Senigallia kite school running beginner and advanced courses all year, plus low-cost trial group lessons.
Como Lake Kiteboarding Lake ComoA kite school on Lake Como.
Duotone Pro Center Sicily Lo Stagnone- Brands
- Duotone
ION Club's Duotone Pro Center on the Stagnone lagoon, with lessons for all levels in kite, windsurf, wing foil and SUP on Duotone gear...
Duotone Pro Center Torbole Lake Garda- Brands
- Duotone
The Duotone Pro Center on the north shore of Lake Garda teaches windsurf, kite, kite foil, wing foil, parawing, e-foil and SUP, with...
Epic Gust Kitecoaching Lake ComoA kite and wing foil coaching school in Domaso with radio-assisted lessons.
FH Academy Porto Pollo Porto PolloFH Academy runs wing foil courses at Porto Pollo.
Gardakitesurf Campione Lake GardaGardakitesurf in Campione teaches wing foil in small groups.
Gizzeria Kite School Gizzeria LidoA kite and wing school in Gizzeria Lido.
Hang Loose Beach Gizzeria LidoAn international FIV kite school with a beach, restaurant and pizzeria in Gizzeria Lido, host of the Italian wing foil championship.
Hyperisland Cagliari – PoettoSardinia's first wing foil school, at Poetto beach in Cagliari, with more than 25 years in watersports.
Kite Center Garda Lake Lake GardaA kite centre on Lake Garda with wing foil lessons.
Kite House Sardinia Punta TrettuA kite resort at Punta Trettu whose wing foil courses move to Is Solinas or Porto Pino when the wind demands.
Kite Life FVG Grado & Marina JuliaA kite club and school at Grado with IKO instructors, wing foil lessons, e-foil and SUP, plus kite trips abroad.
Kite Segnana Lake GardaThe kite branch of the Segnana group with its main centre at Torbole and a second at Limone, offering basic to personalised courses, a...
Kite Village Sardegna Punta TrettuA kite village directly at the Punta Trettu spot with wing foil lessons.
KiteGym Watersports Center Sardinia – San Teodoro – La CintaLicensed school at La Cinta beach in San Teodoro, next to the Tavolara marine park, teaching kite, windsurf, wing foil and SUP.
KiteRevolution Rome – OstiaKite and wing foil courses at Ostia near Rome.
KiteWorldWide Sicily Lo Stagnone- Brands
- CORE, Duotone
KiteWorldWide's kite and wing camp on the lagoon, with courses in small groups on the latest Duotone and CORE gear from late March to...
Kitejunkie Lake Resia – ReschenseeKite and wing school at the Reschensee that now teaches only within its coaching camps.
Kiteloop School Reggio Calabria – Punta PellaroYear-round school at Punta Pellaro, 3 km from Reggio Calabria airport, with kite, wing, windsurf, sailing and wakeboard courses and rental.
Kitesurf La Caletta Sardinia – La CalettaA sports association at La Caletta near Siniscola teaching kite, wing foil, wake foil, wakeboard and SUP for more than twenty years.
Kitesurf San Teodoro Sardinia – San Teodoro – La CintaKite school in the kite zone of La Cinta beach at San Teodoro, with kite, hydrofoil and wing courses for every level.
Kitesurfing Ostia Rome – OstiaRome's kite and wing foil centre at Ostia and Torvaianica with courses from first steps to freestyle, storage and rental.
Kitezone Cagliari – PoettoKitezone teaches wing foil in Cagliari in groups and privately, with federal sailing instructors.
NewKiteZone Reggio Calabria – Punta PellaroFIV-affiliated kite school at Punta Pellaro, one of the few centres there that trains IKO instructors, and organiser of a Strait of...
No Limits Kite Lo Stagnone- Brands
- Duotone
A Sicilian kite school on the Stagnone that also runs winter camps in Brazil with Duotone gear.
PROBOARDER Lake Resia – ReschenseeVDWS school at the Reschensee teaching and renting kite, wing, SUP and pump foil from May to September, and snowkite in winter.
Pier Watersports Center Lake GardaWindsurf, wing foil and wind foil lessons and rental on Lake Garda.
Pro Center Porto Pollo Porto Pollo- Brands
- NeilPryde, RRD
The professional centre in the eastern bay, reserved for windsurf and wing, with over 250 brand-new RRD boards, kites and Neil Pryde rigs...
Pro Kite Center Alby Rondina Lo Stagnone- Brands
- Cabrinha
A kite centre directly on the lagoon with more than 50 Cabrinha kites and 50 twin tips from the current range, a large lawn for rigging...
Prokite Sardegna Punta TrettuProkite teaches wing foil at Punta Trettu with radio helmets.
SKYHIGH Watersports Center Porto Botte Punta TrettuThe SKYHIGH watersports centre at Porto Botte teaches wing foil and hydrofoil.
SWAY KiteSchool Reggio Calabria – Punta PellaroIKO and ASI certified kite school at Punta Pellaro with current Naish gear and an eight-hour beginner course.
Sa Barra Pro Center Sant'Antioco – Sa BarraThe Sa Barra Pro Center teaches kite, wing foil, windsurf and SUP with IKO- and FIV-certified instructors.
Senigallia Kite Surfing SenigalliaFounded in 2004 at Marzocca, this IKO centre teaches kitesurfing from first lessons to kitefoil and helps students choose their first gear.
Stickl Sportcamp Lake GardaA windsurf and wing centre in Malcesine with beginner courses and private coaching.
Surf Segnana Lake GardaSegnana's windsurf centre in Torbole, which now runs wing foil school and rental alongside the windsurfing.
TWKC Talamone TalamoneThe Talamone Windsurf Kite Center in the Maremma park, the first Italian school to run an IKO instructor course.
Talamone Sports HUB TalamoneA school and rental for windsurf, kite, wing foil and SUP at Talamone.
Tuttinsup Cagliari – PoettoWing foil lessons at Poetto.
Venice Kite Company Lake Santa CroceKite school on the Lago di Santa Croce between Belluno and Vittorio Veneto, which also runs IKO instructor courses.
Wind Porto Pollo Porto PolloA kite and windsurf centre in Porto Pollo with wing foil courses.
Windsquare Malcesine Lake GardaWindsquare teaches and rents wing foil gear in Malcesine.
Wing of The Lake Lake GardaWing foil lessons in German and English at Windsurfing Campagnola in Malcesine.
Wingfoil Garda Lake Lake GardaA wing foil school on Lake Garda.