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Corsica

Things to see in Corsica

28 sights, museums, parks and places worth the stop.

A mountain valley in the Parc naturel régional de Corse

Corsica · Coastal & Maritime

Parc Naturel Régional de Corse

Corsica's vast protected wilderness with UNESCO Gulf of P...
White limestone cliffs of Bonifacio, Corsica meeting the Mediterranean Sea.

Bonifacio · Cliffs

Bonifacio Cliffs

White limestone cliffs in Bonifacio, Corsica
Dramatic cloudy sky over turquoise ocean waves breaking on a sandy beach with a distant headland.

Ajaccio · Beaches

Capo di Feno

Surf spot in Ajaccio, Corsica
Citadel of Calvi on a hill overlooking the marina with boats and palm trees.

Calvi · Fortresses

Citadelle de Calvi

Genoese fortress with Christopher Columbus ruins
A stone coastal fortification with a central rectangular building featuring a red door, situated on a rocky promontory overlooking the sea, with small islands visible in the background.

Sartene · Historic Architecture

Fort de la Punta di a Ghjaghjola

18th-century Genoese fort in Sartene
A view from a paved walkway along a high yellow wall overlooking the sea, with mountains in the distance.

Bastia · Historic Architecture

Citadelle Napoléon

Citadel housing the Museum of Bastia
A street-level view of a building with a terracotta-tiled roof and stone base, featuring a green awning for "Le temps des oliviers" and signage for "Les Halles" and "Des halles," with a scooter parked in front.

Ajaccio · City Centers

Marché d'Ajaccio

Daily Corsican market on Place Campinchi
Spiky red granite cliffs and jagged rock spires rise against a blue sky.

Corsica · Cliffs

Calanques de Piana

UNESCO site with red granite in Corsica
The image shows the interior of a church featuring a prominent, dark wooden pulpit with a curved staircase, set against stone walls and Gothic-style vaulted arches.

Bonifacio · Historic Architecture

Collégiale Saint-Antoine

13th-century collegiate church in Bonifacio
A coastal landscape featuring large, rounded granite rock formations on a grassy cliff edge overlooking the blue sea, with tourists walking along a path.

Ajaccio · Cliffs

Sentier des Douaniers (Coastal Path)

Cliffside path with limestone caves and sea views
A tall, weathered stone statue-menhir displayed on a white pedestal against a green wall with dappled light shadows; two white conservation brackets are attached to its midsection.

Sartene · Cultural Centers

Musée de Sartène

Corsica's premier archaeological museum with statue-menhirs
A pergola walkway lined with climbing vines leads through the courtyard of Musée Fesch.

Ajaccio · Historic Architecture

Palais Fesch

19th-century palace housing Cardinal Fesch's art collection