“You get the best of both worlds: excellent food and wine, great summer weather, hiking trails with mesmerizing scenery, and towns steeped in vendetta history. Plus, a sea that shimmers peacock blue. If I had to pick a favorite place in the Mediterranean, Corsica would be it. Ajaccio, Bonifacio, and Calvi make three interesting bases to discover the island”.
Steenie Harvey, travel writer and Euro Editor at International Living.
With 1,000 kilometers of coast and over 200 beaches, throngs of visitors and sun worshipers gather around Corsica’s seaside resorts and mountain villages each summer.
Corsica is the most mountainous Mediterranean island, with one of the toughest hiking trails in all of Europe, the GR20, making it a favorite destination among hikers and rock climbers. More than one third of the island is a natural park.
But this island is much more than beautiful beaches and majestic mountains. Rich in history, Corsica is also famous for its distinctive cuisine and gastronomy, fantastic wines and liquors, warm, friendly people and unique polyphonic music that moves the soul. Come and sample the taste of chestnut beer, refreshing mineral waters, tongue curling sweet and pungent cheeses, Muscat, a sweet aperitif wine served, perfumed honey with hints of lavender and rosemary, fantastic liquors made from a variety of herbs and fruits endemic to the island including: citron, chestnut, clementine and myrtle.
Corsica has something for everyone plus warm, friendly people. Corsica is also a pet friendly destination with dogs welcome in many hotels and restaurants. What are you waiting for?
If you are thinking of coming to Corsica you’ll find information, photos and travel tips on this site to help you plan your stay. Enjoy!
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