Castel Plage, sheltered by Castle Hill, is an LGBTQ favorite and one of the city's top private beaches. Sure, to use it you have to rent a sun lounger and run up a tab for meals and drinks, but you'll have a locker for your valuables and classy comforts missing on a public beach - like decking over rocks all the way down to the water's edge. Open March - September 8:30 am - 7 pm.