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Discover Corsica
Between turquoise seas, mountains, and hilltop villages, discover the soul of Corsica.
Corsica is an island of a thousand faces, where each region reveals a unique gem. From Bonifacio and its white cliffs to the Calanques de Piana carved into pink granite, from the wild Cap Corse to the turquoise beaches of Porto-Vecchio, the island offers striking diversity. Between mountains, forests, and unspoiled coastlines, its iconic sites reveal the soul of a land of untamed beauty.
Bonifacio, the Hanging City
Bonifacio, The Suspended City Perched on white limestone cliffs, Bonifacio impresses before you even set foot there.
Seen from the sea, the suspended city seems to defy gravity. Its narrow streets climb and wind between stone houses that have stood for centuries. You'll discover exceptional heritage, a citadel watching over the strait, and the famous King of Aragon staircase carved into the cliff face.
The panorama from the heights is breathtaking: on one side the Bonifacio Strait with its turquoise waters, on the other Sardinia seemingly within reach.
The Eastern Plain, Fertile Corsica
The Eastern Plain, Fertile Corsica Between Bastia and Solenzara, the Eastern Plain stretches for kilometers between sea and maquis. Far from isolated, it's now one of the island's liveliest coastlines, known for its long beaches, vibrant villages and summer markets. Here you'll find the Pinia forest, one of the last great maritime pine forests on the Corsican coast, as well as the Diana and Urbino lagoons, renowned for their oysters and biodiversity. Located at the heart of this region, Casa La Madonna offers an ideal starting point to discover this gentle, fertile and welcoming Corsica.
Cap Corse, The Island Within an Island
Cap Corse, The Island Within The Island Cap Corse is Corsica concentrated into a 40-kilometer peninsula.
Wild, steep, wind-battered, it condenses the island's entire soul into its hairpin bends suspended between sky and sea.
The road reveals a new scene at every turn: Genoese towers on rocky promontories, small harbors nestled in coves, villages clinging to mountainsides. Nonza with its black pebble beach, Centuri with its fishing port, Erbalunga with its poetic streets... The mountains plunge straight into the sea, creating striking contrasts.
The Bavella Needles
The Bavella Needles In the heart of Alta Rocca, the Bavella Needles rise like a cathedral of pink granite.
These sharp peaks offer a grandiose spectacle, especially at sunrise or sunset, when light sets the rock ablaze and transforms the landscape into an impressionist canvas. Between these jagged ridges stretch forests of centuries-old Laricio pines. The Bavella pass marks the route of the legendary GR20, but also serves as the starting point for more accessible trails: the Trou de la Bombe, the Purcaraccia pools, or walks through the fragrant forest.
Porto-Vecchio, The City of Salt
Porto-Vecchio, The City of Salt Tourist capital of the southeast, Porto-Vecchio has preserved its Genoese soul. Its fortified old town overlooks a magnificent gulf, while its marina welcomes yachts and sailboats from across the Mediterranean. But it's especially its beaches that have earned worldwide fame: Palombaggia with its umbrella pines and white sand, Santa Giulia and its turquoise lagoon, Rondinara and its perfect shell-shaped bay... Between swims, the town offers restaurants, shops and terraces bustling until late at night.
Corte, The Heart of Corsica
Corte, The Heart of Corsica Nestled at the island's geographic and historic center, Corte is the beating heart of Corsican identity. Former capital under Pascal Paoli, it houses the University of Corsica and remarkable heritage dominated by its perched citadel, a true eagle's nest overlooking the Tavignano gorges. The Restonica valley winds between vertiginous granite walls. This narrow road leads to the Grotelle shepherds' huts, starting point for hikes to lakes Melo and Nino.
These high-altitude jewels reflect the sky in their crystalline waters.
Calvi, The Beautiful Genoese
Calvi, The Beautiful Genoese The Genoese citadel of Calvi has watched for centuries over one of the Mediterranean's most beautiful bays. Its ochre ramparts and cobbled streets overlook a long blonde sandy beach lined with umbrella pines, creating a perfectly harmonious scene. Calvi is a city of art and music where each summer resonates with jazz festivals and Corsican polyphonic singing. Behind the town rise the Balagne mountains, this fertile region nicknamed the garden of Corsica, where hilltop villages seem to watch over the sea.
Scandola, The Preserved Sanctuary
Scandola, The Protected Sanctuary Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Scandola nature reserve is a sanctuary accessible only by sea. This isolation has preserved nature of exceptional richness. Red porphyry cliffs plunge into deep blue waters, creating striking contrasts. Marine caves open like natural cathedrals. Ospreys circle in the sky, while the seabed shelters groupers, corals and posidonia in a remarkably preserved ecosystem. An excursion to Scandola is a journey into primordial Corsica, where humans have barely touched nature.
The Calanques of Piana, Sculptures of Fire
The Calanques of Piana, Fire Sculptures Between Porto and the village of Piana, the road winds along the mountainside through a surreal landscape. Pink granite has been sculpted by the elements into strange and monumental shapes: you can see animals, faces, fantastic castles depending on the time and light. These jagged cliffs plunge into the sea creating vertiginous drops. The road that crosses them is considered one of Europe's most beautiful. At sunset, when the granite blazes and takes on golden and fiery hues, the spectacle becomes magical.
The region
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