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Corsica Pictures
Corte - Restonica Gorge

More Corte photos below. Click on any image to go to the next page, Corsica hiking.

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corte town overview, picture Corsica

A view of the ever-expanding Corte suburbs from the citadel's Belvedere platform.

Corte's old centre, otherwise known as ville haute, is small and - apart from the Genoese citadel - fairly uncared for but has a pleasant ambience, some good restaurants and give great access to many of Corsica's best hiking trails, though you will still need a vehicle to reach the Restonica Gorge.

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Corte Place Gaffori picture, Corsica

300 year old Genoese bullet holes still visible on the house of nationalist General Gian Pietru Gaffori. The small square here and statue are named after Gaffori.

Corte restaurant picture, Corsica

A favoured, good value and evocative Corte old town restaurant. [OK...we forgot its name].

the road to Bergeries, corsica picture

The tiny, winding mountain road into the Restonica Gorge.

The Foret de la Restonica around here is another popular walking, picnicking and bathing area, especially adjacent to the River Restonica and its pools and cascades embraced by pines and chestnut trees.

A totally ravishing drive into the Gorges de la Restonica 15kms [10 miles] from Corte and the only way to the car park at Bergeries de Grotelle from where some magnificent hikes begin, this little D936 road is also the busiest mountain road on the island and since it often narrows to one lane with rock face on one side and big unprotected drop on the other travelling it in summer can be a very slow and anxious experience.

Restonica Forest picture corsica

An unusually straight bit of the Restonica D936 road.

Rule number one is don't take a wide car up there unless you have nerves of steel, though we have seen small motor homes doing the trip.
Rule number two is, in the summer season, head out there early so at least the traffic is going just one way. Once some early birds start coming back difficulties multiply exponentially.
Furthermore, parking at Bergeries and along the route is limited [perhaps 100 cars at Bergeries?]. It would not be a happy ending to struggle all the way there only to find no parking!
Alternatively abandon the car and grab the good value minibus from Corte to Bergeries and let a professional take the strain. Or hitch hike. Click the pic for more hiking images and information on the next page.