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Grand tour of Corsica

Day 1 | Arrival in Bastia – Region of Calvi / route to Vico and Sagone before reaching Ajaccio. Day 7 | Porto Vecchio – Solenzara – Aleria –
Île Rousse (-/-/D) Dinner and overnight in Ajaccio. Corte – Bastia (B/L/D)
Welcome of your tour escort at the airport and trans- Depart for Solenzara, along the pearl coast. Continue
fer to the hotel. Remainder of the day is free. Dinner Day 4 | Ajaccio and tour of the maquis to Aleria across a landscape lined with pine woods.
and overnight in Calvi/Île Rousse area. (B/L/D) Arrive for lunch in Corte, in the heart of a Corsican
Depart for a guided tour of Ajaccio - postitioned in regional natural park. Tour Corte by mini-train. Lei-
Day 2 | Calvi – Cap Corse – Calvi (B/L/D) the heart of one of the world’s most beautiful bays, sure time. Continue to the Niolu, a land of mountain
Morning departure for Cap Corse, a narrow pen- with a mountainous backdrop and facing the San- people and shepherds, then on to Calacuccia – from
insula with little bays, golden beaches and precipi- guinaires Islands. Lunch. In the afternoon, continue the dam, enjoy the view over the lake, the magnificent
tous cliffs. Experience Nonza with its stone-roofed towards the inland areas of the island and encounter peaks of the Niolu and the dramatic gorges of Scala
houses, perched on a steep rock, Pino, a village cons- the Mediterranean fauna and flora of Cauro, Bas- di Santa Regina. Continue on to the region of Bastia /
tructed like a balcony above the sea and the St. Lucie telica, the Tolla Dam and Bastelicaccia. Dinner and Calvi. Dinner with Corsican songs and guitars. Over-
pass. Here you can enjoy superb views of the Gulf of overnight in Ajaccio. night in Porto Vecchio.
Aliso, the port of Santa Severa and Erbalunga. Also
Miomo, with its Genovese tower clinging to schist Day 5 | Ajaccio – Propriano – Sartene – Ba- Day 8 | Departure from Bastia (B/-/-)
cliffs above a pebble beach, Pietranera and Bastia. vella pass – region of Porto Vecchio (B/L/D) Transfer to the airport in Bastia.
This Genovese city is characterised by its Mediter- Depart for Cauro and the villages of Petreto and Ol-
ranean charm. Visit the city by mini-train: the alleys meto, then Propriano, in the heart of the Gulf of Va-
lined with high houses, the coloured facades, the linco. Continue on to Sartene, the “most Corsican of
Place de l’Hotel de Ville, St. Nicolas square, the mar- the Corsican towns”, according to the writer Prosper
ket square and the old port. Depart for Patrimonio Merimee and perched like an amphitheatre above the
to enjoy a tasting of Corsican wines. Continue to St. Rizzanese Valley. Proceed to the region of Alta Roc-
Florent through the Desert of Agriates. Lunch during ca, the villages of Aullene, Quenza and Zonza and the
the excursion. Return to the hotel in the late after- Bavella Pass, with its majestic rocky needles. Lunch.
noon. Dinner and overnight in Calvi/Île Rousse area. Continue via the Larone Pass and Solenzara. Dinner
and overnight in Porto Vecchio.
Day 3 | Calvi – Porto – Ajaccio (B/L/D)
Depart for the Marsulinu Pass, the Valley of Fango Day 6 | Porto Vecchio – Bonifacio – Porto
and the La Croix Pass. Arrive in the Gulf of Porto, Vecchio (B/L/D)
featured in the UNESCO World Heritage listings, a Depart for Bonifacio. The upper town, perched on
marvellous site of red granite cliffs above an intense a steep promontory, dominates the Mediterranean.
blue sea. Enjoy a cruise from Porto to the Calanques Board a boat trip to discover the marine caves and
of Piana (1h30) situated in the south of the Scandola the impressive cliffs. Return ashore. Visit Bonifacio
nature reserve. Lunch in Porto. by mini-train. Lunch during the excursion. Dinner and
Continue on to the Gorges of Spelunca. Visit Evisa, a overnight in Porto Vecchio.
village surrounded by chestnut woods. Continue en
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