Visits to various towns     

Enjoy a guided visit to discover southern Corsica's must see places. Fortified cities, typical corsican villages, treasures of the island's heritage that no books or touristic guides could explain it better than Christine, your qualified English speaking guide...

There will be a special attention given to children during these visits : Games, treasure hunts and prizes are planned for them.                                                                 Just to make sure their holidays be unforgettable...

Visits are free for children under 10.

Places and hours of appointment will be confirmed to you upon booking

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Porto-Vecchio The Confounded...

Now the Jet-Set place to be, Porto-Vecchio hasn't always had such a great reputation...                                                                                                    From the unhealthy swamps to the top one destination in Corsica, come to discover the mystic citadel perched on a hill overlooking the marina, there a yacht under 50ft looks like a small fishing boat...  

Let your guide tell you the story of this incredible XVI century Genoese town, which had to face many hostile assaults from armed enemies, and finaly had to surrender to a much more discreete force... 

A walking tour followed by local speciality tastings in Porto-Vecchio

Approximate lenght of the visit : 1h30m

Price : 10 € per person

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Bonifacio The Impregnable...

Bonifacio got its name from Boniface II Marquis of Tuscany ; its strategic position at the extreme south of Corsica made it the place to hold and keep for every invader of the island...                                                                                                Come and see Bonifacio, an incomparable site and a medieval town with an extraordinary historic past... 

Let's start the visit with the discovery of the Citadel. The mini train will take you on top of the cliff to the old town, fortified by the Genoese in the XII century, and Christine your guide will tell you the secrets of "Bonifacio La Blanche".

Visitors of Corsica... should not miss this excursion.

Then Bonifacio from the sea completes your program... a beautiful boat tour to admire the marine caves and to enjoy the best view of the famous limestone cliffs...

 Now you understand why Bonifacio was called "the impregnable"...  

Full day parking is offered with this package..

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Sartene, "the most Corsican of the                           Corsican towns"... (Prosper Mérimée)

Perched at 990 ft on a rocky outcrop, far from the sea and the fidgety seaside resorts, Sartene open the doors of its history to the visitors... 

Proud of its ancestral traditions, Sartene is known for its famous celebration of the "Catenacciu", a religious procession of the penitent in red who identifies himself to the Christ on the evening of Good Friday...  

Follow your guide through the narrow alleys of the old town...   Close your eyes you're in the Middle-Age, then the farmer's revolt is resounding and the Genoese fortified the city, you are in the XVI century, all around you are evidences of constant insecurity reminding the hard and tough life people were having during the barbarian invasions...  

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Specialities tasting in Alta-Rocca  

 YOU HAVE A CAR... FOLLOW THE GUIDE !

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Epicureans, fond of preserved nature and curious for wonders... this car tour with corsican specialities tasting is for you !

You're about to discover the Soul of Corsica, its villages of the interior where time seems to have stopped its course. An authentic and rural Corsica, an heritage dear to every inhabitant ; a warm, simple and wonderful Corsica...

The Alta-Rocca for back drop, you are in one of the most beautiful region of Corsica.
This "Land of Lords" welcomes you and reveals its history through its ancestral fountains, its old mutual bread ovens, its Genoese bridges and its churches which for some of them date from the XII century.

History, and also Stories...

Corsica appears in the classical mythology fresco as soon as occidental Mediterranea opens itself to sea-people activities. 

These stories and Corsican legends are one of your guide Christine's passion ; and there, the fantastic side of these legends is in complete harmony with the scenery which you'll appreciate differently once you've listened. 

Like in the old times stay up nights around the fireplace, with the light of the old oil-lamp. When stories about bandits were told, jokes made by the youngsters, stories about lords, knights and fairies. Stories that we knew from the elders, who knew them from their ancestors. 

Would you like to taste some...

Corsican pork meat products : Gammon Prisuttu, Coppa, Lonzu, Figatellu, pork sausage, wild boar sausage...

Corsican cheese : Brocciu, Tomme of sheep, Tomme of goat...

Traditional Corsican pastries : Fiadone, Sciacci, Bastelle with onions, with herbs, Canistrelli, brocciu specialities...

AOC Corsican honey, AOC Corsican olive oil, jams...

And let your noze inhale the magical scents of the maquis. Whichever season you choose to visit Corsica, the maquis has its peculiar fragrance, unique to each season. This fragrance Napoleon never forgot... He used to say that he would recognize his island even with his eyes closed, thanks to the scent of the maquis.

It's a full day tour, estimated return to Porto-Vecchio at 6 pm

Informations and Reservations

Tél : +33 (0)628 342 540

Fax : +33 (0)495 705 791

christine@version-originale-corse.fr