Plage de Palombaggia, Corsica

Plage de Palombaggia in Corsica's southeast enchants with its long curve of pale, powder-soft sand shelving into cerulean blue seas as transparent as glass. This may be the beach of your wildest Mediterranean fantasies, surrounded by fragrant umbrella pines, ringed in by forested hills that strum with cicadas towards dusk, and overlooking the Îles Cerbicale. Bring a picnic and a snorkel.

The most famous beach in Corsica is Palombaggia Beach near Porto Vecchio. This enormous sand area runs for 1.5 kilometers and is made up of exceptionally fine white sand. Several locations are separated by rocks. There are cabins, private beaches, and water sports in the northernmost area. In the center, there is a vast area of public sand that is surrounded with little dunes and pine trees that provide shade in the summer. Swimming is a gentle incline. To reach the Palombaggia beaches, follow the N198 in the direction of Bonifacio and leave at Porto Vecchio. Turn left at the enormous roundabout (Ajaccio junction) towards Palombaggia via Piccovaggia. Continue on the road for 11 kilometers. On the northern end, there is a paid parking lot.

Location: Route de Palombaggia, Plage du Palm Beach Palombaggia, 20137 Porto-Vecchio