Crystal clear water and marine reserve make this beach an oasis in nature.
The water is crystal clear, the beach is of rather coarse white pebbles, like almost all the beaches on the coast north of Portoferraio. Opposite is the Protected Marine Reserve that runs from Punta Falcone to Punta di Capo Bianco and reaches the islet of Scoglietto. The beach is equipped, with free parts and quite busy. A nearby cove, located on the right side of the beach, is within easy walking distance by sea.
Type of beach
Pebbles
Recommended with winds of:
Sirocco Wind (SE), South Wind (S), Libeccio wind (SW)
How to get there
It is located on the coast north of Portoferraio 2 km from the center in the direction of Capo Bianco. From the parking lot it is a short walk to the beach. After passing the Ghiaie beach, after about 300 meters you enter a pedestrian walkway that leads down to the beach in five minutes.
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Facilities
Snack bar Ideal for sport lovers Ideal for families Aquatic equipment rental Underwater landscape Car park Free beach Equipped beach
Pet friendly
Elba is at the forefront of animal rights. The rule stipulates that each municipality may regulate access to strands more specifically.
Strategic location for the large amount of hematite and limonite immediately identified by the emperor as soon as he landed on the island as a strategic-military axis.
The beach is named after the islet a few meters from the shore, itself named after Napoleon Bonaparte’s sister who, according to a legend (probably created by a tourism entrepreneur in the 1960s) loved to sunbathe on these rocks.
Designated as a summer residence, Napoleon purchased the property from the Manganaro family in 1814, with the intention of transforming it into a comfortable and refined abode that would have nothing to envy from Parisian residences.
It was built as a sign of gratitude in 1606 by José Pons y León of the Dukes of Arcos, Spanish governor of Naples and first governor of the square of Longone (part of the state of principals). In September 1814 Napoleon, accompanied by Pons and Bertrand wanted to visit the sanctuary.
While the Elban economy today is based on tourism, the fact remains that the people of San Piero and the west coast (Pomonte) have also lived and continue to live off their granite and marble