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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
Left Calvi early morning and took another goat track to the village of San Antonino. Visit and coffee then back on the main road to Corte where we arrived for another nice lunchtime salad.
We visited the town and (another) citadelle and we got spoiled for diner by our host at U Passa Tempu (the Past Time). Free aperitive, testing of home made ...
Corsican High Country...
... set a mean pace on the walk. It’s a steady 2 hour climb to a bridge (‘La Passerelle’) crossing La Tafignino, picnic lunch, and a little shorter to return. It’s stunning countryside with craggy mountainous vistas – but I must be a little unfit, as I return exhausted. A little too much good food and wine, I hear some say? No: not possible… But suitably recuperated after a bracing swim in the hotel pool (the water is at least 18°) ...
Back to France: Bastia, Corsica
... away from the water-front. Never mind – ‘c’est la vie’ – it’s a little cheaper and only for two nights anyway.
Bastia is a great place to explore on foot. There’s a massive central ‘Place St Nicolas’ by the ferry port bordered with the ubiquitous wall-to-wall cafés: on several occasions we adjourn to the Café Albert 1st for coffee and people watching. Nearby is a ...
Les voyageurs
... This is the finger of Corsica which points up northwards into the Mediterranean. It is a very pretty area, with only a few small villages and very few roads connecting them.
A little further south, around St Florent, is an area where they grow vines, but nowhere is it terribly densely populated.
From St Florent we decided to take the wiggly route back to Bastia, which entailed going back over the mountains, through Oletta. The views going over the ...
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- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Restaurant
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Fitness/Health center
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