Corsica Holidays

Haute-Corse, Corse-du-Sud

About the region
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The Region: This fascinating Island is beautiful, rugged and diverse, with its own distinct culture and gastronomy. Dessert, snow-capped mountains, white sand beaches, quaint villages and remote churches are some of the sights you can encounter here, but the Island deserves a bit of exploring. Up in the mountains, look out for pigs, cows and goats wandering the narrow roads and steep slopes. Most of Corsica is quitet and unspoilt.

Corsica has had a very tumultuous past, because of its desirable location and the fact that it is an island. It has been invaded and conquered time after time, finally becoming part of France in 1789.

Thieves and pirates used to use Corsica to trade and store their loot, as well as for ambushing travellers in the mountainous centre of the island. Nowadays the National Park covers a large proportion of the rugged countryside, and driving round the windy roads there are spectacular views of the sea, mountains and olive groves.


Corsica has everything; historic towns and marinas, tiny villages, remote scrubland hills, fabulous beaches and the sea. It even has its own romany language.

Weather: Mild winters and long, hot summers make up the Mediterranean climate of Corsica. It is the hottest region in France. Although snow remains on Corsica's highest peaks throught the year.

Gastronomy: The dramatic landscape and chequered history of Corsica have produced a diverse cuisine full of wonderful flavours. The interior of the island provides freshwater trout and eels, wild boar, smoked liver sausages, olives, hardy Mediterranean herbs, goat and cow cheeses and goat meat, with recipes like kid roasted over a fire, stuffed with garlic and rosemary. The sea means plenty of very fresh fish and seafood, and Corsica also produces wine. Invasions brought some exotic flavours, and Italian occupation has left its mark with a traditional Corsican pasta dish, with a tomato and garlic sauce.

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10 Reasons to visit Corsica

The sunny Mediterranean island of Corsica is like no other place in France. With its beaches, rugged interior and unique identity it's truly an undiscovered gem more...

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Maya's Corsican Adventure

It has been a few years since I've carried a back pack, but when my friend, Rene, invited me to join him and a few of his friends on their yearly trek in Corsica, well, how could I say no? 8 to 12 kilos on my back for 8 days, climbing up into the Corsican mountains... travelling from village to village, staying in dormitory style hostels, with 4 to 6 hour hikes a day – hey sounds great! more...

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Up For a Challenge?

Our choice of challenging walking trip in France.

Cascade des Anglais

The infamous GR20, across central Corsica.
This incredible experience will take you through breathtaking and diverse scenery, to beauty spots which can only be reached on foot. It is reputed to be the hardest but most spectacular hike in Europe. Only for the most highly experienced and fitest adventurers!

Read on to find out what to expect, and to get some tips and information from Sarah Quee, who helps run Tour Adventure's GR20 trips... the GR20 in Corsica...

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