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Beaches around Palau
Some you drive to, some you reach by boat, one needs a guide and one you may only look at. Here is each beach, with the rule that comes with it.
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Guided visits only
Cala Coticcio
Caprera
Turquoise water between granite, known as “Tahiti”. Groups of 15, 60 people a day, €3 park ticket.
Ferry + car + guided walk
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No landing
Spiaggia Rosa
Budelli
The pink beach, closed since the 1990s. Boats pass outside the buoys.
Seen from a boat
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By boat
Cala Corsara
Spargi
White sand and granite boulders, the first swim on most boat trips.
Boat trip from Palau
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Wind sports
Porto Pollo
7 km west of Palau
A sandbar to the Isola dei Gabbiani: flat water on one side, waves on the other. Windsurf and kite schools.
12 min by car, paid parking
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No facilities
Cala di Trana
6 km west of Palau
About 200 m of pinkish sand between two headlands, wild and unserviced.
Dirt track, then a short walk
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On foot
Talmone
Punta Don Diego, Palau
Small granite coves below the old Talmone battery, no services.
Free parking, 10–30 min walk
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Blue Flag
Palau Vecchio
Palau town
The town beach: pine wood, a walkway into the water, bars. Easiest with children.
In town, paid parking
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Nearby
Barca Bruciata
Mannena, Arzachena
Not on La Maddalena, despite what many sites say: it is on the mainland south of Palau.
9 km, 16 min by car