What facilities are available for people with reduced mobility?

Wheelchairs are available on Caruchettu and Napoléon beaches to make it easier for people with reduced mobility to access the water. To use them, please speak directly to the beach lifeguard station.

Is the beach lifeguarded during the season?

Napoleon Beach has a lifeguard station, which is responsible for monitoring the two beaches at L’Isula from 15 June to 15 September.

How can you find out about the quality of bathing water?

The quality of bathing water is monitored and published by the ARS Corse. You can view the test results directly on the ARS Corse website to find out about the sanitary conditions of the beaches during the bathing season.

Napoleon Beach

A beach in the town centre

Napoleon Beach

At L’Isula – L’Ile-Rousse, just a stone’s throw from Place Paoli, Napoleon Beach stretches its white sandy shore along the A Marinella promenade. Easily accessible and overlooked by the old houses of the town’s historic centre, it is one of those beaches you find yourself drawn to spontaneously, to breathe in the sea spray and savour the warmth of the sand.

Getting there

From the heart of the city to the lapping waves

So close, yet so unobtrusive. Napoleon Beach only comes into view once you’ve set off on your walk along the Marinella. From the cobbled promenade, your gaze drifts between the tamarisk trees and the benches facing the sea before descending towards the sand. Napoleon Beach stretches for a few hundred metres, right in the heart of L’Isula, with an unobstructed view of the bay’s clear waters and the shores of Cap Corse and Agriate.

Once linked to the Hôtel Napoléon, from which it takes its name, it used to feature a row of beach huts for the illustrious guests staying at the hotel. Whilst the huts have now made way for restaurants, the beach retains its friendly and lively atmosphere. You can walk here, just a few steps from Place Paoli, to settle down facing the sea, amidst the flow of passers-by and the quiet comings and goings of bathers.

A laid-back beach

With its fine sand and shallow waters, Napoleon Beach is particularly suitable for families. Lifeguards are on duty during the season, ensuring safe swimming conditions and easy access, including for people with reduced mobility, who will find suitable facilities there during the summer months.

Along the beach, the beach establishments offer sun loungers, parasols and quality catering, allowing you to linger whilst gazing out at the blue Mediterranean. Here, everything is simple: lay out your towel, settle down facing the sea, or enjoy the comfort of a sun lounger, feeling as though you’re already on holiday, right in the heart of the city, under the watchful gaze of cormorants scanning the horizon from their rocks amidst the waves.