The Cap Corse is part of too France belonging island Corsica. It protrudes into the Mediterranean Sea in the north of the island and looks a bit like the index finger of a hand in aerial photographs. The northern tip of Cap Corse near Barcaggio is also the northern tip of the entire island.
Once around the cape, the region's main road, the D80, runs. Most of it runs along the coast and is a popular tour. The starting point of the tour is Bastia, Aim Saint Florent.
The cape is supposed to combine the beauties of the island (area east coast, mountains and steep west coast) in a small space.
Regions
The Cap Corse can be divided into east and west coast as well as the tiny north coast.
places
The historical places are mostly inland. There were small, associated villages on the coasts. To name them, the place name was often simply preceded by a Marine de hung (for example Sisco and Marine de Sisco). In the meantime, because of tourism, the coastal towns are usually more important than the villages in the hinterland and have therefore caught up with them in terms of growth.
East coast
- Lavasina
- Pozzo
- Brando
- Erbalunga
- Sisco and Marine de Sisco
- Pietracorbara and Marine de Pietracorbara
- Cagnano
- Marine de Porticcilo
- Luri and Marine de Luri
- Meria and Marine de Meria
- Macinaggio
- Tomino
- Rogliano
North coast
- Barcaggio
- Ersa
West Coast
- Centuri and Centuri Port
- Morsiglia
- Pino
- Barettali
- Marine de Giottani
- Canari
- Marine d‘Albo
- Ogliastro
- Olcani
- Nonza
- Marine de Negru
- Olmeta
Other goals
background
getting there
By plane
The nearest airport is south of Bastia.
By train
Of Ajaccio or the Balagne from you can take the train to 1 Bastia train station and change to the bus there.
By bus
By car
By boat
The next is the one 2 Bastia ferry port. It is also the one with the most connections to the mainland (e.g. Livorno, Genoa, Marseille).
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- Everywhere on the coast there are Genoese towers, which once served to guard the island from pirates. You can find them in different states all over the coastal road. A well-known example is the 1 Tour de Nonza, in contrast to almost all other towers, this one is square and not round.
- The 2 Old town of Erbalunga is built close to a headland with a Genoese tower at the top (see above). The houses are a popular postcard motif. There is also a nice little fishing port there.
- The 3 Moulin Mattei at Ersa is the only windmill in Corsica. From there you also have a beautiful view of the coast at Centuri-Port.
- Above Luri is that 4 Tour de Sénèque, the ruin of a Genoese tower overlooking the coast.
- At the 5 Col de Santa Lucia an old, abandoned church stands between Luri and Pino. There the road to the Tour de Sénèque begins (see above).
- 6 Centuri port is a historic, small fishing village. There is no beach, but there are a few flat rocks from which you can snorkel.
activities
Swimming
There is a beach in practically every bay on the east coast, for example this is a long beach 1 Marine de Pietracorbara beach
These are rarer on the west coast, and you shouldn't bathe around Canari and Nonza because of the asbestos-contaminated beaches.
There is also a long beach on the short north coast: The 2 Barcaggio Beach extends from Barcaggio to the east. You can see the small Île de la Giraglia with the lighthouse in front of the coast.
hikes
The two highest mountains of the Cap Corse are the 1 Monte Stello (1,307 m) and the 2 Cima di e Fulicce (1,305 m). Both have a beautiful view of the sea, which can be seen from here on both sides.
The stretch between Marcinaggio and Barcaggio is best for coastal hikes because there is no coastal road here. You hike past remote bays, beaches and Genoese towers on an old customs path, hence the name of the hike 3 Sentier des Douaniers.
shop
In some places there are small supermarkets, otherwise you should check Bastia or Saint-Florent drive.
