Despite eating at the restaurant ‘A Marinasca’ at a nearby campsite (sounds slightly dodgy but what an amazing place!), it has actually been about 4-5 years since I was last at the beach at Portigliolo.
It’s funny how some beaches seem to be more prone to wind and Portigliolo is one where there is often a breeze, hence the sailing and windsurfing school on the shore. However, today the water was as calm as a millpond and the colour was just incredible.
Situated right on the headland with a terrace overlooking the shallow sandy crescent is the Restaurant ‘Le Robinson’. I wasn’t expecting it to be open at this time of year, but the sound of chatting and children playing caught my attention and I realised it was probably the family enjoying a beach barbecue before the start of the season.
The sand here is much paler than at neighbouring Propriano and I discovered that the beach is actually protected as it is home to the ‘Buglosse Crepue, a rare flower indigenous to Corsica and Sardinia, and a community of small soft water tortoises (Cistude d’Europe) that are known to breed here. Ahhh!
It’s funny how some beaches seem to be more prone to wind and Portigliolo is one where there is often a breeze, hence the sailing and windsurfing school on the shore. However, today the water was as calm as a millpond and the colour was just incredible.
Situated right on the headland with a terrace overlooking the shallow sandy crescent is the Restaurant ‘Le Robinson’. I wasn’t expecting it to be open at this time of year, but the sound of chatting and children playing caught my attention and I realised it was probably the family enjoying a beach barbecue before the start of the season.
The sand here is much paler than at neighbouring Propriano and I discovered that the beach is actually protected as it is home to the ‘Buglosse Crepue, a rare flower indigenous to Corsica and Sardinia, and a community of small soft water tortoises (Cistude d’Europe) that are known to breed here. Ahhh!
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