White pebble beach with clear water with a thousand reflections from azure to blue.
Characteristic white pebble beach with clear water with a thousand reflections from azure to blue. The famous perfume "Acqua dell'Elba" celebrates precisely the magical transparency of this water. The beach is not very wide: to fully enjoy its beauty, it is recommended not to go there in high season. Secluded and quieter nooks and crannies can be found along the rock face. On the right side is a reef with small caves and ravines ideal for snorkeling, as the seabed here is rich in fish.
Type of beach
Pebbles
Recommended with winds of:
Sirocco Wind (SE), South Wind (S)
How to get there
From Portoferraio, follow north to the Ghiaie and then to Capo Bianco. A paid parking lot allows cars to be left at a daily rate. A short flight of steps leads to the beach.
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Facilities
Snack bar Ideal for sport lovers Ideal for families Aquatic equipment rental Underwater landscape Car park Free beach Nightlife & live music
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