Beautiful little beach, still unspoiled, which can be reached from the Love Trail by a descent that is not difficult but should still be done with closed shoes. Uncrowded even in high season, it is sunny in the morning and shady in the afternoon.
Type of beach
Recommended with winds of:
How to get there
From Rio Marina by car take the scenic road south for about 2.5 km. On foot, walk along the Path of Love that starts from Appiani Tower. From the parking point, however, continue on foot along the road until you reach a small house with house number 27: on the left are signs for the dirt path, with steps in places, that descends through the trees to the beach in just under 10 minutes.
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
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