What to see in Corsica

Bonifacio

A fortified town perched on an impressive limestone cliff at the southern tip of Corsica, whose citadel overlooks a deep natural harbour.

Calanche de Piana

Located in southern Corsica, between the villages of Piana and Porto, the splendid jagged rocks in phenomenal colours stand proudly above a sea of magical reflections.

Golfe de Porto

A gulf on Corsica's west coast, UNESCO World Heritage, framed by the red cliffs of the Calanche de Piana and the Capo Rosso massif.

Ajaccio

Prefecture of Corse-du-Sud and chief town of the island, birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte, nestled at the head of a vast gulf facing the setting sun.

Anse de Rondinara

Pale sand, very pure water, unspoilt environment and perfect geometry... Rondinara is one of the most exotic bays on the island.

Arche de Padule

At the exit of the Tavignanu defile, at the top of the Pinerole, the Padule arch is almost inaccessible at the end of the world. The quest for it makes its rare visitors real adventurers of the lost ark.

Archipel des Lavezzi

From Corsica to Sardinia, only a few kilometres separate these islands, but many sailors have wrecked their ships on these terrible reefs, as the marine cemeteries of Furcone and Archiarino and the memory of the wreck of La Sémillante in 1855 bear witness.

Calvi

Main town of the Balagne, dominated by its Genoese citadel perched on a rocky pinnacle facing a vast gulf lined with fine-sand beaches.

Cascade de Rivetu

The Rivetu waterfall hides in the Fiumicelli ravine, in Corse-du-Sud, on the heights above Solenzara. Its name is said to have been given by the mountaineer Charles Pujos, in homage to one of his climbing partners.

Cascade de la Bujia

A must-see: the Bujia waterfall is nestled in a chestnut forest, in the commune of San-Gavino-di-Fiumorbo in Haute-Corse.

Cascades d'Aïtone

The Aïtone waterfalls and pools are about 4 km after Evisa, following the D84. They are easy to reach from the road (allow about 15 to 20 minutes with children).

Désert des Agriates

Wedged between Cap Corse and the Balagne, the Agriates desert is a hostile and mysterious zone.

Grotte du Sdragonato

The Sdragonato cave, or dragon cave, is a sea cave carved into the cliffs of Bonifacio, in Corse-du-Sud, accessible only by boat from the port.

La Cascade d'Endinosa

The Endinosa waterfall, in the Aïtone forest in Corse-du-Sud, is among the tallest falls on the island, with a height of more than 95 metres.

La Cascade des Pozzi

In the Renoso massif, in Corsica, the Pozzi waterfall lies at the bottom of the second plateau of the same name, a vast high-altitude flat shaped by glacial erosion.

La cascade de Radule

Located in the middle of the Vergio massif, not far from the pass of the same name, the Radule waterfall is one of the most beautiful falls of the Golo, the longest river in Corsica.

La vallée du Fango

The Corsican river Fango offers magnificent panoramas, between waterfalls, pools and slides...

Lac de Capitello

Nestled in the Rotondo massif, above the Restonica valley, Lac de Capitello is the deepest of the Corsican lakes at about 42 metres.

Lac de Melo

A stone's throw from Corte, two sites of wild beauty: on the one hand the Restonica valley leading to Lac de Melo at an altitude of 1,711 m and on the other the Tavignano gorges, among the most beautiful on the island.

Les Pozzines de Coscione

The Coscione plateau is a middle-mountain area with a marked Eurosiberian appearance (beech, fir, fragrant alder, pozzines), corresponding to a relatively cloudy, damp and cold climate.

Les cascades des Anglais

The Anglais waterfalls are on the Agnone, in the heart of the Vizzavona forest.

Pains de sucre du Tretorre

The Tretorre peaks at 1,510 metres' altitude in the Cruzzini valley, in Corse-du-Sud, and stands out for three rocky pinnacles shaped like sugar loaves, cut in syenite, a magmatic rock close to granite.

Piana

The village of Piana overlooks the Gulf of Porto, close to an exceptional place: the calanques of sumptuous beauty marrying the blue of the sea with all the pink and red tones of the granite cliffs.

Plage de Roccapina

Turquoise bay in Corse-du-Sud dominated by the Lion of Roccapina rock and a Genoese tower.

Plage de Saleccia

White-sand beach in the Agriates desert, in Haute-Corse, bordered by dunes and a pine grove.

Pozzines du Lac de Nino

Pozzines are spongy peat bogs riddled with water holes, formed on the edges of mountain glacial lakes.

Rochers du col de Verde

The bestiary of the Piana calanques is one of the most magical places in Corsica (natural sculptures). Fantastic figures and monsters form in the red granite rocks.

Vasques de la Richiusa

The Richiusa pools, also called the Cardiccia pools, form a wild canyon in the Vizzavona massif, at the foot of Monte d'Oro, in the commune of Bocognano in Corse-du-Sud.

A Cupulatta

Aquarium de Bonifacio

Arche du Capo Tafonato

Arche du Trou de la Bombe

Caps de Girolata

Capes of Girolata and Porto and the Scandola nature reserve, Piana calanques in Corsica. The reserve, part of the Corsica Regional Nature Park, occupies the Scandola peninsula, an impressive porphyry massif of tormented shapes.

Cascade de Bavella

At the Col de Bavella, at over 1,200 metres' altitude, rise the famous red porphyry needles that overlook the Corsican maquis.

Cascades de Polischellu

Chaos de Bocca Rezza

Château de la Punta

Built between 1806 and 1814, the château de la Punta is in a sad state. It was partly ravaged by fire in 1978.

Cirque de Bonifatu

Citadelle de Bonifacio

Falaises de Bonifacio

From the top of its cliffs, Bonifacio, the southernmost of Corsican towns, has a thousand years of history.

Fort de Matra

Gorges de Spelunca

Gorges de la Restonica

The Restonica river rises at 1,711 m altitude in the Rotondo massif, not far from Corte, in Haute-Corse.

L'archipel des Sanguinaires

The Sanguinaires archipelago is an exceptional natural site renowned for its magnificent sunsets.

La Cascade de l’Ucelluline

La Citadelle de Corte

La cascade de Piscia di Gallo

Lac de Bastani