The relaxation of a natural pool in the shade of white rocks.
It is a small beach of white pebbles with a crystal clear sea. Quieter than other beaches on the island, it is accessed via a ladder suitable for everyone. In the morning it stays in the shade because it has the sun behind it and remains covered by rocks. Rock shoes recommended because the beach and seabed are pebbles.
Type of beach
Pebbles
Recommended with winds of:
Sirocco Wind (SE), South Wind (S), Libeccio wind (SW)
How to get there
It is not always easy to see the sign for this beach, which remains shortly after Portoferraio, in the direction of Enfola. Pay attention to a small clearing along the road where a sign indicates access to the sea. To reach it, one must descend a hundred comfortable steps. Free parking nearby.
Follow the navigator
By clicking on the beach icon on the map you can directly upload the route to your smartphone. Remember to turn on localization.
Facilities
Snack bar Ideal for families Aquatic equipment rental Underwater landscape Car park Free 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