Hotel des Iles
Travel Blogs from Bastia
Into Corsica, the unknown
... to swim, an essential part of traveling around the coast. On the beach there was also a black labrador that roamed up and down the beach, walking over everyone's towels, as it 'foraged the land.' On its return trip it had always found something to devour, a pack of biscuits, a baguette. When we left the beach we saw it a little bit off to the side surrounded by its spoils,tucking into its recent acquisition of the baguette; it must have been a French dog.
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One day visiting the centre - Corte
... goat cheese, plate of local smallgoods and leek beignets (leek scallops?), for main meal veal and broccu in a beautiful sauce, and veal tripesall cooked by the owner's wife. Desert was a chestnut flan like a creme brulée with chestnuts. we then tested (on the house) home made myrthe liqueur which seems to be blackcurrant. The host Alain, kept us ...
Corsican High Country...
... Rousse following a brief picnic lunch at St-Florent.
L’Ille Rousse is on the northern coast of Corsica, and reminds us a little of Collioure – our favourite seaside destination in France. A gorgeous white-sand beach is adjacent to the pretty village centre, and today the town is very happy. The sparkling white 5-masted barque ‘Club Med 2’ is anchored a few hundred metres off-shore - giving L’Ille Roussians an opportunity to ...
Back to France: Bastia, Corsica
... area with the Citadel (old city) towering above. Beyond and around the Citadel the city is less interesting: crumbling tenement housing is the norm - it’s evidently the poorer part of town. The Citadel offers fantastic views and – inevitably – some interesting looking restaurants. However, as we quickly learn, looks can be deceptive and our first restaurant meals ‘home in France’ are somewhat underwhelming. In ...
Les voyageurs
... were good.
Walking back along the harbour, the place was pretty empty, although I guess it is rather different in the summer here. Still a lot of traffic even at that time of night, close to the hotel we came across a whole mob of riot police, with blue lights flashing, flak jackets and all.
They had closed off the street next to the hotel, but whatever they were up to, it didn't interfere with us.
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Location
Other places to stay in Bastia
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BEST WESTERN Bastia
Avenue Jean Zuccarelli , Bastia | 3 star hotelfrom $101 -
Sud Hotel
Avenue de la Liberation, Bastia | 2 star hotelfrom $85 -
Hotel l'Ariana
Lieu Dit Miomo Village, Bastia | Hotelfrom $89 -
Hotel Ostella
Av Sampiero Corso, Bastia | 3 star hotelfrom $126 -
Hotel PietraCap
20 Route de San Martino - Pietranera, Bastia | 3 star hotelfrom $137 -
Hotel l'Alivi
Route du Cap, Bastia | 3 star hotelfrom $226 -
Hotel les Voyageurs
9, avenue Marechal Sebastiani, Bastia | Hotelfrom $103 -
Isola
Lido De La Marana, Bastia | 3 star hotelfrom $151 -
Hotel Le Sampiero
avenue Sampiero Corso - RN 193, Bastia | 3 star hotelfrom $79 -
San Lucianu Beach Resort - Mark Warner
Costa Verde, Bastia | Hotel -
Hotel Central
3 rue Miot, Bastia | Hotelfrom $100 -
Hotel Posta Vecchia
8 rue Posta Vecchia, Bastia | 3 star hotelfrom $114 -
Hotel Pineto
Lagune de la marana, Bastia | 2 star hotel -
Bonaparte Hotel
45 boulevard Général Graziani, Bastia | Hotel -
Hotel Accendi Pipa
RN 193, Bastia | Hotel -
Turim Hotel
Via Campiglione, 3, 06083 , Bastia | Hotel -
Domaine de L'Avidanella
Bastia | Hotelfrom $56 -
Hostellerie San Francescu
Route de Vallicella, Bastia | 2 star hotelfrom $92 -
Hotel Napoleon
43 bd. Paoli, Bastia | Hotelfrom $78
