| Distance: |
Map
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| 1.200km |
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| Highlights: |
West
coast, Cap Corse, Aïtone forest, Aiguilles
de Bavella, Banofaccio, Restonica canyon
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The
following stage sequence may vary due to ferry arrival
and departure times.
Day
1: the tour starts from the French Riviera on
the ferry over the Mediterranean sea, for a 4 hours
cruise which will take us to Bastia. We will get
to St Florent, our first stop, by riding around
the Cap Corse. St. Florent, with its port and soft
sand beach, is called the St. Tropez of Corsica.
Day
2: From St Florent we will ride along the Agriates
desert towards Porto. But before getting there we
will have visited some wonderful mountain roads,
great views and natural pools. After an exciting
ride along the tiny, serpentine coastal roads we
will discover Porto. Time for a good swim in the
sea!
Day
3: For those interested it will be possible
to take a boat ride to the wonderful Natural sanctuary
of Scandola (belonging to the UNESCO patrimony since
1983) and the little town of Girolata. Then we will
be back on the bikes and up into the mountains before
getting back to the coast and Corsica’s main west
coast town: Ajaccio, which offers great historical
places to visit. Here, one can walk in the footsteps
of Napoleon.
Day
4: After a ride on wonderful, corkscrewy roads,
we will have a break in Propriano before starting
to leave the west coast to climb up to Sartène,
known as the most Corsican town. From there it is
a short ride to the most southern town in Corsica:
Bonifaccio.
Day
5: This is a rest day, you will be able to walk
around, visit the beautiful town centre, and go
for a boat ride to visit the caves, the “falaises”
(where the movie “Guns of Navarone” was shot in
the sixties) or the wonderful Lavezzi islands.
Day
6: The long day ride! We will cross half of
the length of the island, and ride up the mountains,
across wonderful forests and some natural pools
to relax before we get to Corte, our final town
in Corsica for a good night’s rest after a visit
of the town.
Day
7: An early wake-up to enjoy some more circuitous
roads before we get back to Bastia and take some
time to visit that nice town. We will overnight
at the Cap Corse southern part.
Day
8: Say farewell to Corsica before we get on
the ferry back to the continent.
