Rondinara, Santa Giulia, Tamaricciu: pearls of Corsica

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Rondinara, Santa Giulia, Tamaricciu: pearls of Corsica

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Difficulty: Easy
Length: 17.4 miles / 28 km
Duration: Full day

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Overview: The seashore between Bonifacio and Porto-vecchio is rich in wonderful beaches.

This guide include a selection of three readily accessible beaches.

Starting from Bonifacio, the trip to the first beach, Rondinara last about 30 minutes by car. I won't recommend to overnight in the region or to stay on this beach. Enjoy the view on the perfectly round bay however.

Going on in the direction of Porto Vecchio, you 'll drive more 20 minutes to arrive in Santa Giulia from Rondinara and more 20 minutes to reach Tamaricciu-Palombaggia.

Keep in mind that these beaches have the easiest access of all Corsica. Although they are not much more beautiful than other beaches describes in the bundle, they are much more crowded, you'll pay to park your car and you may think that local people in Restaurant are quite stressed and busy... Anyway, the region is more than beautiful, so enjoy...

Tips: All the beaches in this guide are readily accessible by car.

Avoid July and August. Or be prepared, you won't feel that alone and lonely, you'll have to wait in traffic jams and to park, and so on...

Compared to the beaches of the West seashore of Corsica, these three beaches have a lot of modern infrastructures: restaurants, renting of windsurf, jet-ski, kayak, boats...

Points of Interest

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Bonifacio

The breathtaking medieval citadel is the best starting point to enjoy the beaches of the South-East seashore of Corsica. For complete informations see the guides on Bonifacio (Other Links and Resources in this guide).

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Junction

Pay attention to not miss the small junction that leads to Rondinara. There is no indication, or maybe only for the village "Suartone".

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Parking

There is a parking of clay at the end of the road. You will have to pay so have some Euros with you.
During the high season the Parking may be full. To avoid traffic jam or waiting too long to park you could arrived earlier and leave later, but you'll have a very long day on the beach and under the sun...

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Rondinara

Rondinara is world famous for its perfectly round shape as seen from the top of the hill when arriving by car on the road.

There's only one restaurant in Rondinara. Perfect if you want to stay all the day here and do not have a picnic. Nothing else on the beach.

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Small beach

A 5 minutes walk leads to a small beach that is a little bit less crowded than Rondinara.
During the high season however, there are plenty of private boats here as in Rondinara.

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Market

Just before the parking, on your left, there's a small market selling all kind of beach stuff and food. Perfect for a picnic although you may prefer a restaurant on Santa Giulia beach.

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Parking

A big parking located by the beach. As for all south-East beaches, arrived early and leave the beach late if you want to avoid traffic jam during the high season... Or travel out of July and August.

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Santa Giulia beach

This wonderful bay with crystal clear shallow water without wavws is perfect for family with small children.
There are restaurants all along the beach and a small market near the parking (see POI).

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Tamaricciu

The pine tree at the end of Tamaricciu beach is Corsica's most famous postal card. As for all the beaches of the South-East seashore, Tamaricciu has shallow crystal clear hot water without waves, a paradise for family with small children. There are plenty of restaurants on the beach.
You'll have to walk 5 minutes between the parking (along the road) and the beach.
As for all the South-East beaches, during the high season, the beach, the parking and the restaurants are crowded.

Pictures in this guide taken by: bada78

How does this work?

We have been there in June to avoid the crow. The water and the weather were quite cold. It is probably better to go there in September. The beaches are wonderful. Rondinara is the wildest, with only another family on the beach we felt on a private beach, we enjoyed it!!
Visited on Jun 15, 2009

by sandramebp on Aug 22, 2011