Elba secret places: the 10 lesser-known beaches

You already know the most beautiful beaches on Elba island. But for your vacation you are not going to stop here. Because you know that along the coast of the island there are still many other small jewels, almost all of which are not very popular. In other words, you want to know which are the less known beaches on Elba island.

They are ten:

Ripa Barata

More than a beach, it is a small cove with white sand. It is a wild place surrounded by nature near Marciana Marina. It can be reached by sea or by following a steep path. There is no type of service. Ripa Barata is also one of the uncrowded beaches on Elba island.

Spiaggia dalla Crocetta

A small beach of green gravel and granite gravel fifty meters long. It is clearly visible from the provincial road just before entering the town of Marciana Marina. From here an unsigned path starts.

Spiaggia di Cotoncello

Always in Marciana Marina but still a very small beach: Cotoncello is just thirty meters large. Of light granite sand, it is located in the Gulf of Sant’Andrea. It can be reached through a marked stretch of road.

Spiaggia di Patresi

It is located in the territory of the municipality of Marciana. It is an uncrowded beach, with large granite gravel. Patresi beach is reached through a winding road that descends to the sea passing next to the Punta Polveraia lighthouse.

Cala della Cotaccia

Fairly large beach, seven hundred meters long, very uncrowded, excellent privacy. It is a smooth granite cliff in the territory of the municipality of Marciana. It can be reached either by sea or by a path that starts from the inhabited center of Patresi.

Spiaggia di punta del Massellone

Gravel and pebbles of gray granite for this 130-meter-long beach located in the municipality of Campo nell’Elba. It can also be reached by car.

Punta della Contessa

Uncrowded, it is a very small beach, just thirty meters, in the territory of the municipality of Capoliveri. Of dark gravel, it can be reached from the famous Laconella beach.

Spiaggia dei Peducelli

One hundred meters of hard sand mixed with gravel on the coast of the municipality of Capoliveri. The Peducelli beach, wild and without services of any kind, is accessed through a path that starts near the sanctuary of the Madonna delle Grazie, one of the hermitages of Elba island.

Scoglio del Liscoli

It is actually a cliff, in front of which the Liscoli rock stands. Here there is a small, very suggestive and wild loop, completely immersed in nature. This cliff is accessed from the nearby Istia beach.

Spiaggia di Istia

In the territory of the municipality of Capoliveri. It is a small and wild cove, with the Liscoli rock in the east and a shady small pine forest in the west. Istia beach can be easily reached by following an easy path that starts from Calanova.

Have you seen the less known beaches of Elba island? And they are not the only ones either: the coast of Elba is a succession of coves and small coves that are just waiting for you to be discovered. So: what are you waiting for to book a place on one of the ferries to Elba island?