Santa Guilia beach was our home beach, since we stayed in a residence hotel within walking distance. Next to Palombaggia, it is the most well known and popular beach in the area. The water is very shallow and crystal clear, great for little kids. The sand is fine and white, good for sand castles. The beach is a bit narrow, but it is almost 2 km long, so plenty of room to spread out. It feels a little busier than the other beaches we visited in the area with lots of restaurants and rentals for umbrella chairs and beach equipment scattered along the beach. But it’s still mostly surrounded by trees and nature with no high rise apartments, so it still feels calm and relaxing, not like Miami beach.
The image below shows an aerial view of the Santa Guilia gulf. There is a parking lot on the north side and other smaller parking lots hidden in the neighborhood. The main part of the beach is near the parking.
To get here, use the map below. You could plug 41°33’36.4″N 9°20’10.3″E into your GPS.
Now for some pictures. The big beach, about 2 km long, great for walking.
Good sand for castle building.
The water is shallow very far out, great for kids.
East of the main beach, there are some small coves bordered by rocks, as shown below. There are some rocky bits both near the shore and a short swim in the middle, fun for kids to climb on but be careful not to step on sea anemones.
You can walk around the rocks through the water or over the top of the rocks as shown below.
Here we are standing on those rocks, looking back at the main beach.
It’s fun to explore and see the different character of the various sections. Some have more pebbly sand, some more fine.
The more east you go, more rocks and less beach.
Some rocks sticking out of the water. They create little pools that are fun for little kids to splash in.
View from the far southwest corner of the beach.
See also Palombaggia beach and Rondinara beach.
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Hi there, we are in between staying in Santa Giulia or Rondinara as our base. We have a two year old and would love a more quiet beach. We are staying the second week of September so hopefully there will be less crowds. Curious which one you would recommend. Thank you!!
I think Santa Giulia is perfect with a two year old. In September, it should be quiet since summer holiday season is usually over by the last week of August. That beach has shallow water and nice sand for digging. This would be my first choice.
Hi Tanya, thanks so much for responding! We were able to find a place in Palombaggia as well so now we are in between Palombaggia and Santa Giulia. Which one is less built up between the two and which would you recommend?
Is there a huge difference between the two? Thank you again!!
They each have a different character. Although Palombaggia has a bigger parking lot and seems like it would attract more day trippers, it feels a little more remote once you walk down the beach past the cafe. Santa Giulia is a big (almost) circle, much of it lined by holiday accommodations, but they are not big high rises, more like bungalows, so it doesn’t feel anything like Waikiki or Miami beach. I’d recommend spending time at both.
Hi, we are considering going for holiday to exactly this part of Corsica, can I ask whether there are parts of the beach, where also adults can swim? I read everywhere, also with regard to beaches in the surroundings, that they are great for kids, with shallow waters. I was wondering whether they are really just for kids, or you can find there spots for swimming as well. Thanks for an answer.
It’s a shallow entry but once you walk out far enough it is plenty deep for adults to swim. No worries.