CORSICA 040km 020miles Capo Grosso #\ !0 Barcaggio Centuri CALVI & LA BALAGNE p58 #\ #\ #\ Macinaggio Mediterranean Morsiglia Calvi’s citadel and the picturesque #\ Sea Pino #\ #\ Santa CAP CORSE p44 hilltop villages of the Balagne Luri Severa never fail to impress 0¸D80 A maquis-clad peninsula studded Marine de #\ Pietracorbara with Genoese towers and quaint fishing villages Cap Nonza #\ Corse #\ Golfe de Erbalunga St-Florent 0¸D80 Ligurian Sea #\ Patrimonio Miomo Désert des #\ Agriates #\ #\ Bastia St-Florent W 0¸D81 Col de Île Rousse 0¸N197 Teghime #\ Oletta #\ # Algajola 0¸N193 #\ Golfe de Étang de Pointe de la Revellata \# #\ Calvi St-Antonino #\ Biguglia # #\ #\ 0¸N197 Murato Plage de Calvi Cateri #\ la Marana Bastia Poretta "1 #\ GOLFE DE PORTO p83 "1Calvi Ste- La Balagne Le Nebbio Catherine Golo Plage de #\ Pineto 0¸D81 0¸D51 Calenzana #\ Sheer pink cliffs that tumble into #\ HAUTE-CORSE Suare Vescovato a turquoise sea #\ Argentella Ponte #\ Leccia Parc Naturel CORTE & THE #\ Régional de Galéria #\ CENTRAL MOUNTAINS p169 Haut la Corse $ Mont San Fangu #\ Petrone Réserve Asco $ Mont Cinto 0¸N193 #\Moriani- Girolata La Oodles of picnic spots, natural Naturelle "U \# Plage #\ Castirla Castagniccia de Scandola 0¸D84 rock pools and walking trails await #\ Gorges de Calacuccia Le Boziu Capo Senino Spelunca #\ o #\ Osani Vallée du Niolo an Corte gn Golfe de Porto Forêt de vi a Les Ota a nic 0¸N198 Porto #\ #\ Valdu Niellu "U uT to Évisa d es Calanques #\ ée R #\ "U ll la Capo Piana #\ Va e $ #\ Vencao Marignana Forêt d T N200 Rosso ée av 0¸ 0¸D81 d'Aïtone ll Mont ignano a #\ Fajo V Cardo Vivario #\ #\ 0¸D70 Monte $ Forêt de Étang Cargèse #\ d'Oro Vizzavona de Diane #\ AJACCIO p100 Vizzavona "U #\Ghisoni 0¸D344 #\ #\ Cateraggio #\ Pinzalone Sample la dolce vita at this chic Golfe Bocognano 0¸N193 Étang seaside resort de Sagone 0¸D69 d'Urbino Le Fiumorbu #\ Ghisonaccia Bastelica #\ Parc Naturel 0¸D81 i nell Régional de Capo di Pru u o la Corse Feno Campo d v e a dell'Oro é r Chisà ll a #\ #\ "1 a T L’ALTA ROCCA p143 Ajaccio V Zicavo #\ $ #\ Travo Pointe de la Parata Travo #\ 0¸D83 Monte Porticcio Occhiato A land of megalithic remains, the MEDITERRANEAN Golfe #\ iconic Aiguilles de Bavella and 0¸D69 Solenzara SEA d'Ajaccio #\ Haut Monte $ URuppione Incudine picturesque hilltop villages Verghja Taravo #\ Petreto- #\ BONIFACIO p129 Portigliolo Bicchisano #\ Bavella #\ #\ Aullène Quenza L'Alta #\ Acqua 0¸N196 #\ Favone #\ Doria o Rocca Overlooking an azure sea, this 0¸D155 v #\ Zonza #\ Tarco Capo di ra Conca #\ Porto a impregnable citadel has lots of Muro T Levie #\ Pollo #\ #\ Forêt de Olmeto L'Ospédale #\ Tyrrhenian beaches nearby Golfe de Valinco #\ "U Ste-Lucie Sea #\ Ste-Lucie de Porto- Propriano de Tallano Le Sartenais #\ L'Ospédale Vecchio Campomoro #\ #\ ÎLES LAVEZZI p132 #\ Granace Golfe de Porto-Vecchio Sartène #\ Porto-Vecchio Laze, swim or snorkel the day 0¸N196 away on these deserted islands DISTANCE CHART (KM ) CORSE-DU-SUD 0¸D859 #\ Plage de Palombaggia Tizzano #\ Figari Sud Corse #\ Plage de Bastia 146 "1 #\ Santa Giulia #\ Figari Bonifacio 131 171 Pianattoli- Caldarello Calvi 155 92 231 0¸N198 Golfe de Sant'Amanza Baie de Figari ELEVATION 79 68 145 86 Corte LEGEND Capo di 2500m Feno #\ Bonifacio Propriano 69 184 64 220 125 Primary Road 2000m Cap Solenzara 127 105 66 165 79 79 Îles Lavezzi Secondary Road 1500m Pertusato 1000m Tertiary Road Bouches de Bonifacio 500m Railway line 200m Calvi Bastia Corte Ajaccio Airport 100m Bonifacio Propiano 0 Note: Distances between destinations are approximate # © Lonely Planet LONELYPLANET.COM CONTENTS 25 CONTENTS INTRODUCING CORSICA ÎLE ROUSSE (ISULA ROSSA) 72 Essential Information 72 GETTING STARTED 8 Exploring Île Rousse 72 FESTIVALS & EVENTS 10 Gastronomic Highlights 74 CULTURE 12 Recommended Shops 75 FOOD & DRINK 16 Transport 75 OUTDOORS 22 LA BALAGNE INTERIOR 75 FAMILY TRAVEL 24 Inland from Calvi 76 THE AUTHORS 27 Inland from Île Rousse 78 THE WEST COAST 82 ITINERARIES 29 Transport 83 BASTIA & THE FAR NORTH 33 GOLFE DE PORTO 83 Porto 83 GETTING STARTED 36 GETTING STARTED 86 BASTIA 38 North of Porto 91 Essential Information 38 Inland from Porto 91 Orientation 38 Les Calanques (Les Calanches) 94 Walking Tour 38 Piana & Around 95 Exploring Bastia 41 GOLFE DE SAGONE 97 Festivals & Events 42 Cargèse (Carghjese) 97 Gastronomic Highlights 42 Sagone (Saone) 98 Recommended Shops 43 Inland from Sagone 99 Transport 43 GOLFE D’AJACCIO & CAP CORSE 44 AROUND 100 Eastern Cap Corse 45 Ajaccio (Ajacciu) 100 Western Cap Corse 48 Around Ajaccio 106 Inland Cap Corse 49 Porticcio (Purtichju) 106 LE NEBBIO 50 Driving Tours 107 St-Florent (San Fiurenzu) 50 THE SOUTH 111 Around St-Florent 54 Driving Tour 56 GETTING STARTED 114 CALVI & LA BALAGNE 58 GOLFE DU VALINCO 116 Porto Pollo & Around 116 CALVI 59 Propriano (Pruprià) 119 Essential Information 59 Campomoro 122 Exploring Calvi 59 LE SARTENAIS 124 GETTING STARTED 62 Sartène (Sartè) 124 Gastronomic Highlights 68 Around Sartène 126 Nightlife 69 Tizzano & Around 127 Recommended Shops 69 Transport 70 LE SARTENAIS TO BONIFACIO 128 BONIFACIO (BUNIFAZIU) & AROUND CALVI 70 AROUND 129 26 CONTENTS LONELYPLANET.COM Exploring Bonifacio & Around 129 VALLÉE DE LA RESTONICA 177 Gastronomic Highlights 133 Exploring Vallée de la Restonica 178 Transport 134 Transport 179 PORTO-VECCHIO VALLÉE DU NIOLO 179 (PORTI-VECCHJU) 134 Essential Information 179 Essential Information 135 Exploring Vallée du Niolo 179 Exploring Porto-Vecchio 135 Gastronomic Highlights 181 Gastronomic Highlights 135 LE BOZIU 181 Nightlife 137 Driving Tour 181 Recommended Shops 138 CORTE TO VIZZAVONA 183 Transport 138 BACKGROUND 185 AROUND PORTO-VECCHIO 138 South of Porto-Vecchio 138 HISTORY 186 North of Porto-Vecchio 141 ALL ABOUT CORSICA 200 L’ALTA ROCCA 143 OUTDOORS 206 L’Ospédale & Around 143 WALKING & THE GR20 214 Zonza 144 FLORA & FAUNA OF CORSICA 220 Quenza & Around 145 A FRAGILE ENVIRONMENT 225 Levie (Livia) & Around 146 CORSICAN FLAVOURS 230 Ste-Lucie de Tallano FOOD GLOSSARY 238 (Santa Lucia di Tallà) 147 Col & Aiguilles de Bavella 148 ACCOMMODATION 240 THE EAST 150 Bastia & the Far North 241 Calvi & La Balagne 243 LA COSTA VERDE 151 The West Coast 246 Cervione 151 The South 249 GETTING STARTED 154 The East 253 Le Morianincu 157 The Central Mountains 255 LA CASTAGNICCIA 159 DIRECTORY 258 Essential Information 159 Exploring La Castagniccia 159 TRANSPORT 266 Gastronomic Highlights 162 Transport 162 LANGUAGE 275 COSTA SERENA & GLOSSARY 283 CÔTE DES NACRES 162 Ancient Aléria & Around 163 BEHIND THE SCENES 285 Le Fiumorbu 164 Casamozza 165 INDEX 290 Solenzara & Around 165 THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS 168 MAP LEGEND 296 CORTE (CORTI) 169 Essential Information 169 Exploring Corte 169 GETTING STARTED 172 Gastronomic Highlights 175 Nightlife 177 Recommended Shops 177 © Lonely Planet LONELYPLANET.COM © Lonely Planet. 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