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| FROM CAPE CORSICA TO THE CASTAGNICCIA | price from 699 € | | Corsica - Leisure cycling - 8 days |
This circuit will let you discover the littoral of Corsica as well as its interior. The kilometres follow one another but do not resemble, the landscapes are different each day. You will meet proud inhabitants of their island who will make you share their enthusiasm and will make you discover the Corsican gastronomy. Corsica will not leave you indifferent!
You will be accommodated in carefully selected housing, either in hotel rooms, rooms in a guesthouse or inns according to the availability at the time of the reservation. |
Day 1 Bastia
Your stay starts in Bastia at your hotel in the afternoon. If you have time to discover the capital of the Upper-Corsica visit the old port which is superb as well as the freely accessible citadel and the old city which offers a wonderful panorama on the sea and the surroundings. For dinner, we advise you go to the old port with has a particular atmosphere.
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Day 2 The Corsica Cape
The morning, you mount your bicycle and leave northwest, on a road which follows the sea, passes inland and joins the other side of the Cape and its superb cliffs. The course is strewn with Genoese and Paoline towers as well as old convents and mills. The seascapes with their small fishing ports are splendid.
Riding distances: approximately 38kms, 51kms or 67kms.
Night stay in Ogliastro. |  |
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Day 3 From the Cape to the Gulf of Saint-Florent.
You leave the Corsica Cape to go southward towards Saint-Florent. According to the chosen route, you will be able to discover the village of Patrimonio, famous in the whole Corsica for its vineyards. Tastings are possible in the cellars of the village. In Saint-Florent, do not fail to visit the citadel and to stroll around the port and its small commercial streets.
Riding Distances: approximately 22kms, 41kms or 46kms.
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Day 4 The Desert of Agriates.
Today you are in the heart of the Agriates Desert. From hamlet to hamlet, you cross this superb desert which will bring you closer to the sea again. You will arrive soon at Monticello right above Ile Rousse, your stop for the night. The heart of the city is very animated in summer time and abounds with colors.
Riding Distances: approximately 33kms, 43kms or 54kms.
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Day 5 Villages of Balagne.
The most motivated will follow the coast to Calvi and its beautiful citadel before going up to the villages of Balagne. This area is bewitching. These stone villages perched in the middle of nowhere have an astonishing beauty and kept themselves from modernism.
Riding Distances: approximately 33kms, 43kms or 54kms.
Night in the moutains. |  |
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Day 6 The Corsica Inheritance.
You will continue into the villages of Balagne by discovering superb testimonies of the past through old churches and convents. You will follow the border of the Natural reserve of Corsica until you reach Ponte Leccia, your stop for the night. This day will be marked by the numerous animals that you will meet wandering in freedom: cows, pigs, goats...
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Day 7 Descent in Castagniccia.
This last day of bicycle is not the least. It will take you along the villages of Castagniccia known for their chapels, their numerous natural sources as well as their ancestral culture of sweet chestnut. Royal Milan, this impressive raptor is widespread in this zone and you will surely see it hovering over your heads. You will cross many rivers and brooks before arriving at the coast. Your stop for the night will be in a village close to the airport.
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Day 8 End of stay.
After your breakfast, a transfer can be organized towards the airport or the harbour station. End of stay. |
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| Details | Starting point
Your hotel in Bastia on the afternoon on day 1 (possibility of pick up at the airport).
End
At the airport or the harbour station of Bastia on day 8.
Accommodation
Nights in hotels, auberges and guest-houses in rooms of 2 persons. Mostly 2 stars accommodation.
Number of people
Minimum of 2 persons
Level of difficulty
This program offers everyday various levels of cycling, from distances between 22kms to 71kms. Depending on the shape you're in, you can adapt the stages to your abilities.
Carrying
The transfers of your luggage is ensured by vehicle. Thus you only have to carry your things needed for the day (picnic, camera...).
Options
- Single room : 200€
- Hybrid bikes 21 speed: : 90€
- Road bikes : 150€
- Trip without luggage transfer : -150€
Included
The transfer of the luggage, local assistance, nights in double rooms in inns, hotels or guesthouses.
Not included
Transfer to the meeting point and to the drop off point, the transfer not planned in the program, the meals, the bikes, the insurances, drinks, the visits of sites, the optional activities and the personal expenses.
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