Regions And Towns Of Corsica

Where to base yourself in Corsica, from Ajaccio and Bastia to Bonifacio, Calvi and Corte.

Ajaccio

Corsica's capital: museums, gulf cruises, ferries and day trips, with hours, prices and climate figures.

How Corsica divides into regions, what each one offers, and how to move between them.

Bastia And Cap Corse

Corsica's northern ferry gateway: old port, citadel museum, Cap Corse and the Agriates on the doorstep.

The South

Cliffs, citadel and Lavezzi boat trips at Corsica's southern tip.

Balagne

Calvi and the Balagne: citadel, coast, boat trips and hilltop villages in northwest Corsica.

The South

Beaches, Lavezzi boat trips and Bavella day trips from Corsica's southeast coast town.

Bastia And Cap Corse

Eastern Corsica's chestnut hill country inside the regional park, with produce appellations, walking rules and day trips.

Porto And The West Coast

Porto Corsica: the UNESCO Gulf of Porto, Scandola boat trips, the red Calanques de Piana and the village of Girolata.

Balagne

Seaside base in the Balagne with catamaran trips into the Agriates and ferry links to the mainland.

The South

Zonza and the Alta Rocca: granite needles, forest plateaus and southern Corsica's mountain interior.

Bastia And Cap Corse

The northern peninsula of Corsica: tower villages, Patrimonio wine and the Agriates coast.

Corte And The Interior

The inland capital: citadel, Musée de la Corse, the Restonica valley and the trails of the high island.

Bastia And Cap Corse

The Corsican port at the gate of the Désert des Agriates, with Patrimonio wine country and Cap Corse on its doorstep.

The South

Granite hill town, Filitosa's standing stones and the beaches of the Gulf of Valinco around Propriano.