The most beautiful beaches around Porto

The closest to the hotel, at the foot of the Genoese tower: magnificent for photographs, picnics and sunsets. Supervised, with an access mat to the water usable in a wheelchair — but the waves are powerful and the bottom drops away fast, so swimming is better elsewhere.

The best comfort for the time it takes: a thirteen-minute drive, easy parking, and fine pebbles that hurt neither your feet nor your car. Three beaches in one — the beach bars in the middle, sand and fish to the right, the climbing rocks at the far end, the naturist area to the left.

Reachable only on foot, by a trail rebuilt in 2024 that starts from Caspiu beach. If no boat comes by, you will have it to yourselves — mask and snorkel strongly recommended. No facilities at all: bring water.

The only beach no road reaches: it comes halfway along the postman's trail, exactly when you want a swim. Do not be surprised to find cows there from the morning. No facilities — you carry back what you carried in.

A fishermen's cove tucked below the village of Piana, with rare water clarity, framed by the red cliffs of the Calanques. You have to earn it: thirty-seven minutes on a narrow road we would not take a campervan down, very limited parking, then a walk down.

A more discreet spot on the Cargèse road, prized for its quiet. This is where you hunt for "eyes of Saint Lucia", the little pearly shells worn as lucky charms in Corsica — a perfect treasure hunt to keep children busy.

A huge stretch of fine sand and turquoise water, often ranked among the finest beaches in Corsica. Cliff jumping on the left for the adventurous, three restaurants — and the road from Piana, high above the sea, is worth the trip on its own.