Bonifacio
Plage de Piantarella
France · Corse
Bonifacio
The Piantarella beach, located at the southern tip of Corsica facing the Lavezzi Islands, is an iconic lagoon with its sandbank and translucent turquoise water. It is a spot just a few minutes' drive from Bonifacio, popular for its paradisiacal setting and ideal kitesurf conditions with an east wind.
The sandbank connects the island of Piana to the beach, creating a protected area where you can stand almost everywhere. However, be careful in July and August, when the beach is very crowded with tourists and the space for kites is too limited for practice.
Schools like Bonifacio Windsurf offer activities there, but the spot remains wild and authentic outside of high season.
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The spot mainly works with an East or Northeast wind, coming in side-on or side-shore from the southeast-facing beach, offering extra flat water in the protected lagoon. In west wind, it is technical and sheltered, to be avoided except for experts who go offshore.
Launching is done directly from the fine sandy beach, with a wide but crowded take-off area in summer. The navigation area is bounded by the sandbank to the south and the islets, staying in the lagoon for perfect flat water, or heading towards the Lavezzi in east wind for more space.
Tides have little impact as the water is shallow everywhere, you can stand up to 100-200 meters from the shore according to sources. Prefer afternoons for thermal breezes in summer, and avoid the mistral (northwest) which makes the spot unusable.
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Sources :corsica-kiteboarding.com · kitetrip-planner.com · kitesurf.voyages-adekua.fr · bonifacio-windsurf.com · kitesurfcorse.com