Nonza
A village on a cliff top, with the Paoli tower overlooking a long, grey-black pebble beach far below.
Nonza is the most spectacular village on Corsica's west coast. Its stone houses are built on a rock peak about 160 meters high, topped by a square tower erected in the 18th century during the Paolist era. From beside the tower you can look down on a black beach about 2 km long. Its color comes from debris washed down from an abandoned asbestos mine upstream, and visitors have fun spelling out messages with the white pebbles on the beach. About 400 steps lead down to the beach, and the climb back up is tiring. The village also has the Church of Sainte-Julie and a sacred spring. Parking is tight in summer.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Cap Corse Loop
- Patrimonio Wine Region
- Cathedral of Nebbio (Santa Maria Assunta)
- Saint-Florent
- Col de Teghime
- Tour de Sénèque
- Plage du Lotu
- Erbalunga