The beaches
One beach per day during your holiday by the seaside on the Elba Island
It will be easy to discover a different beach every day, given how close they are to our hotel near the sea on the Elba Island. The Elba Island beaches will thrill you with their various typologies: the crystal sea breaks on an alternation of fine or coarse pebble beaches, sandy ones or rocks, offering different and unrivalled landscapes.
The privileged position of the Marelba Hotel allows you to reach the ferry port with a ten minute walk, and the promenade featuring the speed boat dock is just 300 meters away from there.
As our guest, you can enjoy discounted deckchairs and beach umbrellas on most of the beaches listed below.
The Cavo beach
Located on the North-East side of the Elba Island, the Cavo beach is approximately 300 meters away from the Marelba Hotel and features fine sand and small pebbles.
An ideal spot for families with children, it is one of the most popular beaches on the island, given that it offers many services, such as the rental of sunbeds and sun umbrellas, and is very close to the town and the promenade featuring many bars, shops and restaurants.
The San Bennato beach
Approximately 700 meters from the hotel is the San Bennato beach. Easy to reach on foot, the beach features a mixture of fine sand and pebbles, and its gently sloping seabed makes it an excellent choice for families with children.
Frugoso
Frugoso can boast an excellent and extremely transparent sea that offers a great opportunity for excursions, even just with flippers and goggles.
Despite its wild look, characterized by a mixture of sand and small pebbles, the beach features a parking area and a bar.
Cala dell’Alghe
A small and quiet cove located 800 meters away from the hotel, and connected by a path, the dell’Alghe beach has a sand and pebbles bottom. The sea in front of the beach is crystal-clear, ideal for underwater activities – including non-professional ones – thanks to the presence of rocks.
There are no services on offer and this is why this beach is less populated even during the high season, an ideal choice for visitors who enjoy tranquillity.
Fornacelle
Easy to reach by car and by motorcycle, the Fornacelle beach is located approximately 2,5 km away from the hotel and features a parking area, a bar and a restaurant. Set in an uncontaminated bay surrounded by ilex groves, the beach has a low and sandy seabed.
A particular element of this beach is the sparkle of the ferrous dust present in its sand.
Cala Seregola
Easy to reach by car and by motorcycle, it is located approximately 3,5 km away from the hotel and features a vast parking area.
Its main particularity consists of the remains of the once-active mines in the area, among the most important ones in the whole of Italy.
More beaches in the area:
- Spiaggia del Direttore, reserved and quiet, near Cala Seregola and featuring black and shiny sand.
- Capo Vita, can be reached via sea and consists of white rocks which enhance the crystal-clear quality of its sea.
- Lentisco, can be reached by taking a trekking itinerary and is surrounded by rocks – shaped by storm tides – and by typical bushes of Mediterranean vegetation.
- Cala Mandriola, can also be reached by taking a trekking itinerary lasting approximately half an hour, and offers an almost uncontaminated environment with rocks shaped by the tides.
- Cala de Pisciatoio, near Cala Mandriola, with fine pebbles and white rocks, surrounded by Mediterranean vegetation and further enriched by its crystal-clear sea.