The drive down from the Supramonte plateau ends at a gravel lot, where a fifteen-minute footpath winds through wild rosemary and juniper before dropping you onto smooth pebbles. Limestone cliffs rise three hundred feet on three sides, creating natural shade by mid-afternoon and channeling the mistral away from swimmers.
“Vertical cliffs create a natural sundial, shading the beach in distinct patterns as the day progresses.”
Credit: UnsplashTropical island lagoon from above
The seafloor descends in terraces of white sand and volcanic rock, visible through water that shifts from mint to emerald depending on cloud cover. Grouper hover near the boulders at the cove's north edge, unbothered by snorkelers drifting overhead. By noon, families claim the few patches of shadow cast by carob trees clinging to the cliff base, while couples wade into the shallows where the bottom stays sandy and knee-deep for twenty meters.
Fishermen launch from the small concrete ramp at first light, returning before the tour boats from Cala Gonone arrive around eleven. Bring your own umbrella—there are no rentals, no bar, nothing but the cliffs, the water, and the crunch of rounded stones underfoot. The last visitors usually climb back up the trail by six, when the sun drops behind the western ridge and the cove fills with blue shadow.
