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Corsica's Hills & CoastRugged mountains & a glistening sea
Majestic landscapes, challenging yet rewarding walking routes, and fascinating visits to cultural and historic sites, are made all the more pleasurable by the friendly welcome in our comfortable family-run hotels. With the freedom of a hire car you can enjoy a variety of walks or cultural visits, stopping to enjoy a wayside meal as and when the mood takes you. From the mountainous heart of this intriguing island, you follow narrow winding roads that meander through the rugged terrain to the sea. You stay in quiet hotels (with pools) near three small traditional villages, Venaco, Evisa and Serriera, and can choose from a variety of walking options to get to know this fascinating island. Nights: 7
Situated beside the river in a quiet isolated position, you stay at this beautiful stone hotel for three nights. (Dinner is included on the first night at each of the hotels leaving you free to choose for the other nights.)
Alternatively, you can walk from nearby Vizzavona through shady forests, past gushing streams and along verdant mountain flanks.
Days 5-6: Leaving Evisa, you drive out of the mountains through the spectacular Spelunca Gorge, stopping perhaps to visit the pretty village of Ota, before reaching the coast and your final hotel. The Stella Marina (where you stay two nights) is a 10-minute drive north of Porto and only a short stroll from a pebble beach.
Reverse option: Prices & travel 2008:
* Included travel: 7 days' category B car hire (e.g. Opel Corsa)
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Corsica is a land of wild and rugged scenery, from its wooded mountainous
heartland dotted with timeless stone villages, to craggy cliffs along the spectacular
coastline, guarded by imposing Genoese stone watchtowers. This is magnificent
walking country, enjoying a warm Mediterranean climate and offering the possibility
of spotting a wide variety of flowers indigenous to the island, from Hottentot fig to
Corsican hellebore. Discover, too, Corsican cooking, with delicious charcuterie, ewe’s
and goat’s cheese, and a wide variety of the island’s abundant game.
Start: Your journey begins near the small town of Venaco, in the heart of the National Park of Corsica, at the Paesotel E Caselle. 
Days 1-2: There are many places to visit during your stay here: a short drive
will take you to the town of Corte, set against a spectacular
backdrop of jagged granite mountains, whose narrow cobbled
streets leading to the hilltop citadel invite exploration. 
Days 3-4: On day three,
you leave Venaco and drive through the ever-changing scenery to
Calacuccia, an ideal place to stop for a traditional lunch of local
charcuterie and cheese. Continuing through the dappled shade of
Laricio pines, you reach the mountain village of Evisa, where you
will warmly welcomed by the Ceccaldi family for two nights at the
rustic, but comfortable Hotel l’Aïtone. 
Evisa is the focal point for
two long-distance walking routes, making this an ideal place for
exploration on foot. Walking options include following the sentier du
châtaignier (‘chestnut path’) to nearby waterfalls, one of many paths
through the beautiful Aïtone Forest. 
Take a boat trip from Porto to
see dolphins and seals and, if you are lucky, ospreys, at the Scandola
Nature Reserve - a unique habitat which is off limits to all walkers and
can only be viewed from the sea. To the south of Porto, discover Les
Calanches, red and orange wind-eroded cliffs that tower to 300m
above the sea, and
which will form an
everlasting memory
of your descent from high mountain to glittering sea