Corsica Road Trip Part 2

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If you are looking for part 1 of this Corsica road trip , it’s here. If you are looking for part 2, carry on. I stayed in Macinaggio ready to head off on my Corsica Road trip in the morning. Get a good start as there is plenty to see. I will be heading from :

Macinaggio to Saint-Florent

The first place to visit is Ersa and the Mattei Mill. It’s a short drive across the Cap from the east to west coast. It’s not a sunny day but boy is it hot. Already 33C. Remember it’s June as I visit. I take a few stops along the route and notice how remote it is getting. Interestingly there is a desert on the island but it’s not on my trip this time. In the distance is the island of Capraia. There’s a new wind farm on the same hill as the Mattei mill as testimony to its suitability to wind power for many years. The wind is getting stronger as the morning progresses to reinforce that notion.

Port Centuri

I continue along a twisting road down to the sea. The sky is getting more threatening. But the port of Centuri is lovely and packed with restaurants, and 1 place selling pain bagnat more suitable for my schedule. I ate that overlooking the sea just outside of town. I leave in very strong wind.

Belvedere d’Alisu

I continued down the west coast road. It was by far the windiest part of the day. I parked and couldn’t open the door on the windward side. The parked car was moving like it was on a channel crossing. The belvedere isn’t marked and doesn’t have a proper parking area but the view is lovely. Be careful, soak up the view and move on. Because lovely as it is here, there’s better to come.

Saint Florent

I will be staying in Saint Florent tonight. So plenty to do. Driving is slower than you think, roads narrower and walls protecting you from death lower than you’d like. The sand on the beaches here is distinctively coloured. I came across the beach in Albo, and it was grey slate like. Here I had the first big rain drops of my trip, not manly but oddly full of sand. I continue to Nonza. This town has a tower which you can see from the road and also another dark grey beach. Parking is busy and not free. I continue on to St Florent. It’s still windy and hazy, quite dark along the drive but it gets brighter as I head to the port and citadel. A nice town. A good choice to rest.