Unusual weekend in the Upper Corsica

Welcome! A car door slams. A background of traditional Corsican music. Here we go! Do you smell the scents of the maquis? Iodine from the Mediterranean Sea. She is never far from us. Between sea and mountains, this magnificent island awaits…

Situated on the east coast, Aléria, the capital of ancient Corsica, was built by the Phoceans in the 6th century BC. The ancient settlement lies near Matra Fort, a 15th-century Genoese construction, and is famous for its forum and temple.

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.