Girolata
A small fishing village with no road access, guarded by a Genoese fortress beside a red-rock bay; it can only be reached by boat or on foot in about 1.5 hours.
Girolata lies in a bay on the southern side of Scandola. The village has only a few dozen households, a 17th-century Genoese fortress, a beach and a few seafood restaurants, and cows often wander across the sand. Boat tours usually stop for about an hour. You can also hike down from the Col de la Croix on the D81 road in about 1.5 hours, though the uphill return is tiring, so bring plenty of water. The classic outing is to eat lobster pasta or seafood in the village and then return by boat.
Opening hours
Open all day; boat tours Apr–Oct
Nearby sights
- Scandola Nature Reserve
- Calanques de Piana
- Porto (Ota)
- Capo Rosso
- Gorges de la Spelunca
- Cargèse
- Forêt d'Aïtone
- Capo di Feno Beach