Sabine.se - Beautiful Korsika

On the 25th of September we arrived by early plane from Nice in the capital Ajaccio

We finally found the car we rented and could start our roundtrip on Corsica. First destination was Bonifacio.

Bonifacio has a nice harbour where we had a delicious lunch before check in at the Hotel La Caravelle

After lunch you need some excersise, so we went for a walk

We followed the crowd

It was absolutely breathtaking beautiful and windy

The strait of Bonifacio with its limestone cliffs seen from the Corsican side

Our walk continued to the 187 steps long staircase of King Aragon

We went down and we went up, exciting and beautiful

After that we went to explore the fortification of Bonifacio

which we quickly ended because it was boring, nothing much to see, therefore no photos

It was more interesting walking around in the old parts of Bonifacio where we bought the traditional knife Vendetta

After breakfast next morning we went for a walk

and tried to go to the lighthouse but without success

so we turned around and went back to Bonifacio enjoying the white cliffs

the wind and the view

Bonifacio is a nice little town but our journey had to continue so

we left Bonifacio and drove into the mainland where we had a stop for lunch

at a restaurant I don't recall the name of but from where you have an astonishing view

We saw the moonrise in Bastia from the toproof of Hotel Port Toga where we spent one night

Early next morning we drove up to Cap Corse and on the way we spotted Ile Russe

Prepared for a walk

to the top

A Corsican lizzard came and said hello

Am I looking in the right direction?

We continued our roadtrip alongside the coast

which was beautiful

The roadtrip day ended in Saint Florent and we were lucky to get a room in the hotel La Roya

and we started our stay there with a lunch in the sun to celebrate my birthday

From our room we had this nice view. In the distance you see Saint-Florent to where we took a walk

to inspect their Genoese citadel constructed in 1440

but I was more impressed by this beautiful lonely tree

We went for a drink at the pond

and then to La Gaffe to reserv a table for the evening dinner

Next day we enjoyed in the sun on the beach

The day ended up with a bull in the garden!

Our journey continued

to the L´Ile Rousse

where we had a quick lunch before we inspected the towers

and had a nice walk before we drove to

Calvi which is claimed by many to be Christopher Columbus birthplace!

We found a nice place to stay, at the Hotel L´Abbaye

went for a superduper lunch in the harbour at "La Table Sabine", I felt at home

The view was nice

Calvi seen from the harbour

This ancient city is very nice to explore

with all their narrow alleys

and beautiful murals

Next day a trip to the former capital Corte with me not so happy a few hours after this picture was taken

We went for lunch and I had some Morchella (morels)

explored the city

inspected the fountain

Check in at the hotel Duc de Padoue and after that the morels took over my life, I went to hospital

After surviving the morel poisoning we returned to Ajjacio

the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte

Since I was still suffering from the incident which happened in Corte I could not enjoy Ajjacio very much,
but I had had a very pleasant time with a lot of culinary food!