Cheap weekend in Castello-di-Rostino

This region is the area of sweet chestnut par excellence. Dotted with pretty hilltop villages, Castagniccia is a beautiful set of hills covered with dense forests of chestnut trees.

In the Bevinco valley, this beautiful Romanesque church with a white and green façade was built in around 1280. The exterior is decorated with numerous little sculptures.

South of Bastia, this 1,800-hectare lagoon is the largest lake in Corsica. Listed as a Nature reserve, the Biguglia lake is a favourite place for numerous species of water birds, such as the purple heron, the great cormorant and the kingfisher.