Already the Greek called the French island of Corsica one of the most beautiful islands in the Mediterranean Sea.
600 kilometres of uncrowded coastline with beaches and cliffs, hills, mountain lakes and forest are waiting to be explored.
You can get to Corsica either by ferry or by plane and on the island itself you can go by car, bike, bus or train. And Corsica also is perfect for hiking and kayaking.
Bastia © flickr/j_hlmn
The first you see when arriving by plane is Bastia the second largest town on the island and you should really visit the old harbour and the the Museum d’Ethnograghie Corse. The museum is located next to the Mole Jatee Fortress and from there you have a great view of Bastia.
In Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte was born and there you can not only find the Napoleon House but also the Napoleon Museum. In the Musee Fech visitors can see a collection of Italian Art housed in a neo-classical palace.
The town centre of Ajaccio starts at the harbour and is really vivid. Worth a visit is the morning market and the narrow streets and alleyways around the fortress.
Not only Dover has white cliffs, also Bonifacio the most southern town of France. High above the sea on top of the cliffs lies the town and from there stairs lead down to the sea. From up there you have a great view of the sea and some beautiful beaches are not far.
Black sand instead of white cliffs is what Nonza has to offer. From the town, influenced by the Genoese, no less than 1000 steps lead down to the black sandy beach. Considering the great view you have from every single of these steps that is not too much.
Bonifacio © flickr/tiarescott
The Golfe de Porto offers its visitors not only wooded hillsides but also a great view of the deep blue sea and the white cliffs are very close to La Scandola and Girolate. The Scandola Nature Reserve is a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
In the hinterland you can see weird shaped red rocks and waterfalls at Les Calanche.
Visitors interested in history should visit Alignement de Pagliaju as there you can see a collection of menhirs dating back to 1900 to 1000 BC. 258 granite monoliths can be found there. Also historical monuments are Alignement de Stantari and Alignement de Raenaggiu. In Filitosa the megalith monuments are up to 4 metres high. You can see engraved faces as well as armed warriors.
The cuisine on Corsica is great. You get meat, herbs, goat’s cheese, honey, chestnuts and of course wine.
And the climate is mild, with long summers and early springs, boasting with flowers, and less than 100 days with rain per year.
