Camping U Sommalu

Red granite walls and a steep drop to the sea… walk the trails around the UNESCO World Heritage Site at the Calanques de Piana (50 minutes’ drive), where legend has it that the rock formations (in the shape of animals and humans) were formed by the devil. How about a lake up high? The only wooded lake in Corsica, Lac de Creno (an hour) is 1310 metres above sea level and dotted with water lilies and rare protected plants. Hike there from Soccia (50 minutes), a peaceful mountainside village. Chestnut trees, beeches, pines, oaks and holly… if you’d rather a forest hike, the Foret d'Aitone (50 minutes) has thick vegetation in the south of Corsica and it's also home to refreshing natural pools and waterfalls. For a day trip, visit the Gulf of Porto for Ota (an hour and 15 minutes), a seafront town in the hamlet of Porto with gorges, mountain hikes and beaches… and if you’re willing to go further up the coast, there’s the Gulf of Girolata (an hour and 45 minutes) and the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Scandola Nature Reserve (two hours).