Cap Corse, and Where to Go When the Sea Is Up
One beach at the top of the cape, a 2-euro car park the council described to us in writing, and the boat that got cancelled for rough sea.
Corsica
Welcome to Corsica
Two Valleys Out of Corte, and Only One Is Regulated
The Restonica needs an app, a booked seat and 4 euros. The other gorge out of Corte needs nothing, and the swimming is two and a half hours up it.
Getting to Corsica With a Car, and What It Cost
Two adults and a car, Nice-Bastia by day and Bastia-Toulon overnight: what the crossing cost in August 2026, and the hire rules if you do not.
Palombaggia, and Who Owns the Beach
The most photographed beach in Corsica is public land. A long argument over permits decides, section by section, where it is worth sitting.
You Smell Corsica Before You See It
Napoleon said he could recognise the island with his eyes closed. The maquis is in the honey, the charcuterie, and everything you packed.
The Corsica That Has Nothing To Do With the Beach
The road signs have been shot, and that is the way in. Forty minutes inland: villages, forest cooking, paghjella, and a long argument with France.
Corsica, The South, In About a Week
The mistake is trying to drive around it. One week in the south alone, where the villas, the beaches and the tables sit within reach of each other.