Praia a Mare (Italian: [ˈpraːja a mˈmaːre]) is a town and comune of the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of Italy.

At the southern end of the town, about 100 m from shore sits a rock outcrop called Dino Island which features a number of large sea caves, accessible by small craft and paddle boats.

At the most southerly extremity of the beach, a medieval tower, built by Byzantine forces to guard the coast, sits on an outcropping of volcanic rock with a commanding view of the sea approaches to Praia a Mare.

About 50 meters up the slopes of a mountain that rises precipitously above the town is another large cave complex, also carved by wave action several million years ago, inside of which is a completely built church of Madonna della Grotta, and an open air sanctuary.

Near the sanctuary is the site of an archaeological excavations: findings include bones of a prehistoric shark.