Figari: the gateway to Southern Corsica. 20 km from Bonifacio and 25 from Porto-Vecchio, Figari is the main gateway to stunning Southern Corsica. With the sun always shining, beaches with heavenly colours, and craggy mountains with breathtaking views, Southern Corsica is like a small paradise on earth, less than two hours from Bordeaux.
Since 1975, when Figari airport first opened, Southern
Corsica has been easily accessible. Phoenicians, Etruscans, Greeks, Romans, and
then in the Middle Ages, Pisans and Genoans occupied this part of the island. Today,
tourism and agriculture are the region’s main industries. In the west there is
Sartène with its vineyards, to the south there is Bonifacio and its cliffs, to
the east there is the Golf of Porto-Vecchio with its beaches, and to the north,
there is the Alta Rocca mountain; the ever-present summer sun can be found in
any of these directions. And to put an end to the rumours, Corsicans are always
welcoming to those who appreciate their island.
From Figari, you will spend no more than 30 minutes on the road to get to the amazing fortified town of Bonifacio and its sheltered port. The southernmost town in Metropolitan France, it hangs over chalk cliffs, the waters of the Mediterranean separating it from Sardinia. A bit further on, Porto Vecchio is renowned for its beaches of white sand and turquoise waters. Jet-setters have long been coming to this seaside town, where you can go for a stroll after a hard day’s sailing, jet-skiing or diving. The Alta Rocca mountain boasts many little villages, such as Zonza, Levie and Sainte-Lucie de Tallano. With vistas across the whole of Southern Corsica- pine forest punctuated with rocky outcrops like the Bavella Peaks- the mountain scenery of Alta Rocca is as gorgeous as the wines of Sartène. This, “the most Corsican of Corsican towns”, produces red wine, as well as rosé and white, which can be drunk in the mild evenings. And don’t leave Corsica without having tried Bonifacio-style stuffed aubergines, cured meats, ham, and traditional lonzu, figatelli and coppa. All available in this land of plenty, a land always soothed by the sun and the Corsicans’ warm welcome.
- Time difference: pas de décalage
- Currency: EUR
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