Cala Greco
Cala Rosa
Zeri
La Double
Palme Bay
Snorkel the turquoise shallows off Cala Greco
Collect shells and watch the sunset from La Double
Play golf at the Sperone course above Bonifacio, a short tender ride away
Explore the Roman-era granite quarries, worked since the 2nd century AD
Relax at the spa and pool of the Hôtel & Spa des Pêcheurs
Hôtel & Spa des Pêcheurs, the island’s only hotel
The Roman granite quarries, protected as a historic monument since 1992
Cavallo’s small marina and its handful of boutiques
Cala Rosa’s distinctive pink-tinged sand
The former private airstrip, closed to traffic since 1988
The Mediterranean season here runs roughly April to October, with the calmest, warmest sailing conditions in the Strait of Bonifacio from June to September. July and August bring the busiest traffic around neighbouring Bonifacio and the Lavezzi Nature Reserve, so late spring or September often gives guests the clearest water and quietest anchorages around Cavallo’s beaches.
There’s no commercial airport on the island itself; the nearest is Figari-Sud Corse Airport (FSC) on mainland Corsica, around 20 minutes away by helicopter transfer. Most charter guests instead join their yacht in Bonifacio and cross by sea, a crossing of about 15 minutes from the mainland port of Piantarella to Cavallo’s own small marina.
Cala Greco on the north shore is the island’s best-known cove, with shallow turquoise water over pale sand, while Cala Rosa, Zeri and La Double offer smaller, quieter alternatives reachable by tender. Palme Bay, the largest beach, has the most room to anchor off. Because French beaches sit on public maritime domain, yacht guests can go ashore at all of them despite the island’s private interior.
Most itineraries treat Cavallo as a day’s stop rather than an overnight base, anchoring for a few hours to swim, tender ashore to a beach and perhaps take lunch at the Hôtel & Spa des Pêcheurs, before continuing to Bonifacio or across to the Lavezzi Nature Reserve. Its tiny size and lack of overnight infrastructure make it a natural addition to a longer southern Corsica itinerary rather than a destination in itself.
Yes. The island’s beaches are open to the public under French law, and its small marina and Hôtel & Spa des Pêcheurs both welcome yacht guests, though the roughly few hundred private estates inland remain strictly off-limits without an invitation. There are no cars on Cavallo; residents and visitors alike get around by electric golf cart or bicycle along its narrow lanes.
