This image captures a vertical view of Lama Monachile beach, also known as Cala Porto, in Polignano a Mare, Italy

This image captures a vertical view of Lama Monachile beach, also known as Cala Porto, in Polignano a Mare, Italy. The scene depicts a densely populated pebble beach and cove framed by high, rugged limestone cliffs under a clear blue sky. The foreground and midground are dominated by the crowded beach, where hundreds of individuals are present. Numerous colorful beach umbrellas in various hues (red, blue, green, yellow, multi-striped) are erected across the entire visible beach area, interspersed with beach towels and personal items. Adjacent to the beach, a significant number of people are swimming, wading, and floating in the clear, turquoise water of the cove. The cove is enclosed by steep rock cliffs. On the left, a natural rock formation rises sharply, topped by a stone fortification wall. On the right, historical stone buildings with white upper sections, characteristic of Polignano a Mare's old town, are constructed directly on the layered rock face of the cliff. Beyond the swimming area, in the deeper blue waters of the Adriatic Sea, several boats are visible. This includes at least two larger blue-hulled tour boats with white canopies carrying passengers, and multiple smaller white motorboats. The horizon line is clearly defined where the deep blue sea meets the light blue, cloudless sky.