Located less than 10 kilometers from our guest house, Bastia worth the visit. It is sometimes difficult to park in the summer.

Of course, you should pay a visit to the church Saint Jean-Baptiste for a moment of calm and freshness, to visit outside the offices, & nbsp; near the old port. Frescoes and organ to discover absolutely!

The old harbor, surrounded by restaurants and bars, is now the haven of pleasure boats, fishing boats are in the other small ports of Cap Corse. You can stroll around, discover the colorful pedestrian streets, and admire the translucent waters of the Mediterranean.

Our favorites?

  • Visit of the Saint Roch churches, Immaculate Conception
  • The Citadel with the Sainte Marie cathedral, and especially Saint Croix church
  • Saint Nicolas square

The region of Bastia and North Corsica offer boat trips to the small coves of Cap Corse
for all tastes: guided cruise tours along the coast, fishing at sea, sea shuttles for hikers.
Be sure to fill your eyes with beautiful landscapes and memories.

From the Old Port of Bastia : Cap Corse cruise offers tours:

From Macinaggio, marina 30 kms from our place, and about 1 hour from our guest house: the company San Paulu offers several options:

On the market of Bastia, on Saturday and Sunday morning and in Erbalunga on Thursday, you will be able to discover traditional products of our region:

The Corsican sausages: the Coppa, the sausage, the figatellu, the Lonzu, the Panzetta. The Corsican cheeses of sheep or goat, the tommes. Traditional vegetables and fruits: chard, tomatoes, peppers, citrus fruits, figs, chestnuts. Pastries: canistrelli, fig or chestnut cakes Wines. li>

The traditional dishes of the island, from appetizers to desserts, are concocted with local and artisan products of the quality noted by the producers of the region.

Fresh donuts and fresh cheese “Fritelle”, great classics of Corsican cooking, “fiadone , flan to brocciu flavored with lemon sometimes drizzled with brandy, island specialties create unexpected flavors for your taste buds.
Served as an aperitif with a small orange wine or accompanied by a glass of rosé, herbal tartlets, based on short pastry, chard or herb filling, are also delicious for a light snack.

The Corsican seabed is famous: sea anemones, octopus, multicolored or chameleons fishs, are numerous in the crevices of rock, it can be the occasion to have his baptism of diving, or to dive for the followers of this sport

Several dive clubs in the nearby, offer these formulas