Bodri and Ghjunchitu Beaches (Corbara): tips and photos

Why go to Bodri

You can reach Bodri without a car: the Balagne train stops five minutes’ walk from the sand, six minutes after L’Île-Rousse station. By road, the beach is only 3.3 km from the town centre.

It is a cove with about 350 m of fine sand, between the sea and the maquis, in the commune of Corbara. Dunes rise behind it; to the west, past the Punta di Ginebre, its neighbour Ghjunchitu carries on along the coast. The two beaches share the train stop, and each has a lifeguarded swimming area in July and August.

Type of beach: sand, water and swimming

The sand is fine (Calvi-Balagne tourist office). The beach faces north-west: late in the day, the sun goes down over the sea, and the tourist office mentions sunsets worth photographing.

According to recent averages (2023-2025) from the Open-Meteo Marine dataset, the water reaches about 23 °C in June, 26 °C in July and August, and 24 °C in September. In May, it is still around 18 °C.

In windy weather, Bodri draws kitesurfers and windsurfers (Agence du tourisme de la Corse). The tourist office then advises caution when swimming, especially with children.

The municipal by-law of 15 June 2026 sets up a lifeguarded swimming area at Bodri and on the eastern part of Ghjunchitu, every day from 1 July to 31 August, from 10.30am to 6.30pm. The flags show the state of the sea: with no flag, swimming is unsupervised; with a red flag, it is forbidden. At sea, navigation and anchoring near the shore are governed by the orders of the maritime prefect.

The parts of the beach

To the south-west is where the path from the car park and the train stop comes out. This is the entrance to the beach, at the foot of the dune.

The centre holds the summer lifeguarded area, with its paddling area marked out with floats for younger children.

To the north-east, the beach turns rockier, and the coast continues towards L’Île-Rousse. The tourist office points out small coves at the edges of both beaches, where you can watch fish and crustaceans.

Bodri or Ghjunchitu?

Ghjunchitu lies west-south-west of Bodri, beyond the Punta di Ginebre: about 250 m of rocks separate the two stretches of sand. It is longer, nearly 480 m, and faces north. Its eastern part, on the point side, has lifeguards on the same dates as Bodri; to the west, rocks and small coves lead towards the seaside hamlet of Davia.

Each beach has its own municipal car park. On foot, you can go from one to the other in about a quarter of an hour along the chemin de Bodri, inland. From the train stop, allow 5 minutes to Bodri and about ten to the middle of Ghjunchitu.

Choose Bodri if you come by train or with young children: the walk is short, and that is where the paddling area is. Choose Ghjunchitu for more space.

Protected dunes and maquis

Both beaches are part of the Dunes et pointes rocheuses de Botre et de Giunchetu ZNIEFF, a scientific inventory of notable natural habitats (it is not a legal protection). The Conservatoire du littoral, the public body that protects the French coastline, also owns land at Bodri, within its Rivages de Corbara site. Stay on the paths so as not to trample the dune.

When to go

In July and August, the beach has lifeguards every day; arrive in the morning to get a parking space. In June and September, the sea is already or still warm, but there is no lifeguard station. Out of season, trains are less frequent: from 2 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, only two in each direction at weekends and on public holidays.