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CORSICA CORSE
Mare e Monti - Sea and Mountains Tips: A
low cost airlines flight to Marseille, the bus to town center, a half-hour
walk to the harbour, and with the night ferry (12 hours) to Ajaccio. The bus, simultaneously the post-van , can bring you
- half a hour after arrival of the ferry - to Marignana ( 2 hours). Here we
started our trail. Maps: :
La Carte Touristique locale nr.73, scale 1:100.000. The part of the “Mare e
Monti “ we walked is of an exceptional beauty , especially the last day:
frequently views at the Reserve Naturelle de Scandola, a masterpiece of
nature, recognized by the United Nations as a Natural World Heritage Site. Accommodation:
on the route often Gites d’étappe. Most Gites are open from April. April
2004: a part of the Mare e Monti, a well way-marked trail. In April nature is
green and temperatures tolerable. In summer temperatures can be very high (
40° or more), to hot to walk. Height: from sea level - 1240 m. The trail is never
even. Sometimes you have to look for the marks (orange strips).
Day 1:
Marignana - Ota ( via Evisa and the Gorges de Spelunca) Day 2: Ota -
Serriera Day 3:
Serriera - Curzu Day 4: Curzu
- Girolata * Day 5:
Girolata - Bocca a Croca (via the Variante) and
the bus to Porto and Ajaccio. * Girolata
you only can come in and leave on foot or by boat. By reservation and in good
weather a ferry
On the route: the Gorges de Spelunca, impressive
depths and heights, bare granite plunge into the torrent caused by the
convergence of the rivers, the - almost sinister - sunlight reflections,
hidden villages, clambering ridges, a walk on the beach, those deep blue
Mediterranean views, the broom, the fig-trees, the olives and - as we already
said - at the end the masterpiece of nature: Scandola! This route is heavy to do, more than moderate, but
it brings a walker almost…..everything. |
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Scandola |
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Bocca a Croca |