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From edgy urban vibe to tranquil green lanes and cliff-carved
coastline, this trip takes history fiends and culture-vultures on a
dramatic spin around the best of southern Corsica.

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
10 DAYS
150 km 260KM / 160 MILES
Plage de Palombaggia
Slip into serene
turquoise waters on GREAT FOR…
Corsica’s most
photographed beach BJG
Ajaccio
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to beat the crowds on
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heat on the beach.
Col de Bavella
Porto-Vecchio
# Sartène # Hike below the majestic ESSENTIAL
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Aiguilles de Bavella
The cliffs of Bonifacio
230 km
snapped afloat a boat.
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K HEART-
Filitosa Bonifacio POUNDING HIKES
Admire the handiwork Test your nerves and
of prehistoric man on fitness on the terrifying The Col de Bavella is
Corsica Aragon staircase hot, but nothing beats
50 km 130 km the hike down the king’s
staircase in Bonifacio.
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