5-day village to village hiking tour in southern Corsica

Transfer to Plateau d’Ese (about 1h/1h30).

Wonderful hike through a magical beech forest to the the famous pozzines of Corsica. We’ll come back along the Scaldasole Crest and the skiing resort.

+/-550m – 5hours .

Transfer to the Vizzavona’s pass or train station located in the middle of Corsica (about 2 hours).

Overnight in a hotel or B&B.

Great hiking day among the beech trees which are famous for their pulmonary effects.

We’ll ascend all the way up to the great stone statue called Madonuccia.

From there, we’ll descend to the cozy shepherds huts where we’ll enjoy a great panoramic view on Monte D’Oru.

We’ll continue through a path that will take us to the small and charming castle of Vizzavona before arriving to the Englishmen’s waterfall where we’ll finish our day.

+/- 700m – 5 hour walking

Overnight at the cottage

We’ll transfer to San Petru’s Chapel above Zicavu village (about 1:30 hour walking).

We’ll explore the Cuscionu plateau and its shepherds huts. A summer paradise for goats, pigs and horses that can run free along nice rivers.

+/-300 a 700 m: 4 to 5 hour walking.

We will probably meet the goats’ shepherd François and finish the day in the hot waters of Guitera’s village before going to the charming Serra di Scopamène village.

We’ll explore the Bavella peak and Alcudina peak (2,134 m).

We will walk through several typical villages of this beautiful area called Alta Rocca so we can discover charming old houses, fountains, churches and chapels.

+/-300 à 700m ( 3 à 6h).

2nd night in the village.

We’ll explore Bavella’s geological curiosities.

Also, we will get to a great pine forest until we reach an arch called U Compuleddu in Corsican language or  the bomb’hole  in French.

We can also keep going until we get to a great panoramic view of the south of Corsica : including different eastern coast bays and even the Italian island of Sardinia!

+/-300 à 600m : 4 à 5h .

Overnight in Bavella or Zonza’s village

Optional.

We will visit the archeological site of Cucuruzzu and descend to the nice village of Sainte Lucie de Tallano, famous for its olive oil. Then we’ll continue to Fiumiccicoli’s wine domain and the  hot waters of Caldane.

Optional.

Located in the area of Roccapina, we’ll discover a lion with a majestic mane, lying down on a rock overlooking at the Mediterranean sea. On top of his head, almost like a crown, one can distinguish the ruins of an ancient Genoese tower.

From there, we’ll descend to one of the most beautiful beaches in the region. We can also go to the Casa di Roccapina, a cultural beauty.

+/- 300m – 5h de marche .

We can either get back to our accommodation or get a boat to spend the night.

Optional.

Hike at the Campomoro bay : from the beach to the Genoese tour and along the coast where we’ll enjoy a great panoramic view on Valincu’s bay .

+/- 150m – 3 à 5 h.

Transfer back to Ajaccio in the afternoon.