Top 10 Sights & Landmarks in Corse-du-Sud, Corsica

May 22, 2022 Jeremy Dunfee

Discover the best top things to do in Corse-du-Sud, France including Torra d'Omigna, D81, U Porcu RANGER, Tour Genoise De Capanella, Calanques de Piana, Escalier du Roi d'Aragon (King Aragon Steps), Bonifacio Citadel, Site archeologique de Cucuruzzu, Eglise St. Spiridion, Trou de la Bombe.
Restaurants in Corse-du-Sud

1. Torra d'Omigna

20130 Cargese, Corsica France
Excellent
77%
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23%
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5.0 based on 187 reviews

Torra d'Omigna

2. D81

D81, 20115 Piana, Corsica France
Excellent
86%
Good
12%
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1%
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0%
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1%
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5.0 based on 331 reviews

D81

Reviewed By roxannep646

Incredible way to view Corsica’s beautiful landscapes - see everything from the beautiful blue sea, the the lush greenery, and the breathtaking rocky cliffs.

3. U Porcu RANGER

Piscia, 20114 Figari, Corsica France +33 6 14 02 56 48 [email protected] http://www.facebook.com/uporcuranger
Excellent
94%
Good
4%
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2%
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5.0 based on 274 reviews

U Porcu RANGER

4. Tour Genoise De Capanella

20140, Serra-di-Ferro, Corsica France
Excellent
81%
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19%
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5.0 based on 16 reviews

Tour Genoise De Capanella

5. Calanques de Piana

20115 Piana, Corsica France
Excellent
93%
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6%
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5.0 based on 266 reviews

Calanques de Piana

Reviewed By honeggm - Maur, Switzerland

Great part of Corsica. Beautiful views. Small road by car, lots of turns and always stopping places to take pictures of the grand landscape! A must in Corsica!

6. Escalier du Roi d'Aragon (King Aragon Steps)

Bonifacio, Corsica France +33 4 95 73 11 88 [email protected] http://www.bonifacio.fr/site-historique-escalier-du-roy-daragon.html
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4.5 based on 2,273 reviews

Escalier du Roi d'Aragon (King Aragon Steps)

Once used to carry water to the citadel, these 187 steps carved into the limestone cliff now take visitors from the city down to the sea. In the winter, the king of aragon steps open only the morning to monday to friday ( 11h-12h) and when the weather is good !

Reviewed By fedebenp

We read about this staircase before our visit to learn about the history and how it had been used in the past. A truly special place! The steps take your breath away both because of the stairs themselves carved into the stone but also from the magnificent views (also from the steps coming back up ;-) ). A suggestion... we took one of the boat tours first and saw the steps from the sea - it gave us a great perspective of what an immense undertaking hewing these stairs into the cliff must have been hundreds of years ago!

7. Bonifacio Citadel

Bonifacio, Corsica France +33 4 95 73 50 49 http://www.bonifacio-mairie.fr
Excellent
69%
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27%
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4.5 based on 3,678 reviews

Bonifacio Citadel

Reviewed By Londonmum35

We went in the last week of July, and booked the ferry about a month in advance as we couldn't get a clear idea of whether it could become fully booked. However, there did seem to be spaces on the ferry, it wasn't full (for passengers without cars at least), so it's probably fine just to turn up if you prefer not to commit to a date. We arrived allowing plenty of time to find parking - think we arrived at 8.30 for our 10am ferry. We followed the road signs for the ferry terminal, and in fact drove down to it through the tunnel to see if it was possible to park at the terminal itself but it was short term or disabled or staff parking only. On coming back out of the tunnel we immediately turned right and there was plenty of empty blue parking bays right there (just along Piazza Bruno Modesto). Paying was easy using the easypark app (details on the parking meter) and we just needed to then write easypark on a piece of paper and leave it on the dashboard. We hung around at the small cafe kiosk in the coach car park across the grass, and then headed down to the terminal for about 9.20am. If you have print outs of your tickets there's no need to do anything else - just after 9.30 everyone rushed into the ticket office but when we went in they said no need. Perhaps they hadn't bought tickets or it was car related. We didn't board or get asked for tickets till about fifteen minutes before leaving. On arriving at Bonifacio, everyone headed along the harbour. My husband thought they were part of a tour group, so we left the harbour and just started heading up the road to the citadel. In fact on the way back we realised that we had used unscenic roads that were for cars. Along the harbour there are pretty stairs taking you up a more pleasant route to the citadel, so do go that way instead of the road. We did the self guided tour of the walls first, which were fun, then had lunch at a lovely restaurant by the cathedral. The whole area was very full of character and had a lovely atmosphere. Then we meandered through the streets till we reached the King of Aragon stairs, which take you to a nice walkway along the sea. The way back up is tiring, but the steps are wide enough that you can stop for a rest and people can still get past you. We then headed across to the cliffside walk. We didn't go too far as we were tired, just far enough to get a photo looking back to the citadel. We then decided to head down to the harbour, and stopped in the first ice cream place we came too. The shops around here are actually really nice and I wish I'd spent less time just hanging around the ice cream place but had spent a little more time looking around here. I wish I'd also walked around the harbour too to get a photo of the citadel from this angle. We took the 5pm ferry back. The time had flown by in the town - a very lovely day out. Afterwards we drove to the centre of Santa Teresa Gallura to have a stroll through the pretty main street. Would have been lovely to stop for dinner here but we were keen to use the opportunity to see Capo Testa.

8. Site archeologique de Cucuruzzu

20170 Levie, Corsica France +33 4 95 78 48 21 http://www.isula.corsica/patrimoine/Cucuruzzu_r42.html
Excellent
55%
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37%
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7%
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4.5 based on 284 reviews

Site archeologique de Cucuruzzu

Reviewed By Kelilans - Leiden, The Netherlands

There are things I will never understand about archeological sites: some are world-famous and you hear about them everywhere (Lascaux, Stonehenge, Filitosa, Altamira...) and others which are sometimes at least as interesting are almost unknown (Newgrange, the Tarxien temples...). This is the case of Cucuruzzu. I am interested in megaliths and I confess I had never heard about it. I was really happy to discover it. The place is rich in remains and the surrounding are simply gorgeous. I like how they have organised it with the platforms, the numberings and the leaflet (it is worth noting that it is the only place in the whole Corsica where we have been provided with information in Dutch). It is really worth the visit (walking shoes required).

9. Eglise St. Spiridion

rue de Grece, 20130 Cargese, Corsica France +33 4 95 27 05 86
Excellent
56%
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4.5 based on 108 reviews

Eglise St. Spiridion

10. Trou de la Bombe

Col de Bavella, Zonza, Corsica France
Excellent
51%
Good
42%
Satisfactory
6%
Poor
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4.5 based on 300 reviews

Trou de la Bombe

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