Plage de Nonza

Nonza, Cap Corse, Corsica · 🇫🇷 France

A striking ribbon of dark pebbles below a cliff-perched watchtower, tinted grey-black by old mine residue.

Sea temperature

~23°C in the warm season

Water

Deep blue-green, clear

Sand

Dark grey-black pebbles and shingle

Swimming

Deepens quickly, pebble entry, can be breezy

Best time to visit

June-September

Setting

Beneath the cliff-top village of Nonza on Cap Corse's wild west coast

Beach type

Exotic sands

Region

Europe

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