Hotels on Cap Corse: where to stay, area by area

Seaside villages a quarter of an hour from Bastia: the most practical base for doing the drive in a day and having dinner in town.

Erbalunga is about a quarter of an hour from place Saint-Nicolas in Bastia, outside summer and without stopping. The beaches on the east coast are mostly pebble beaches. In the evening, you can enjoy the little harbour and its café terraces.

The marina at the eastern tip, where the customs officers’ path and the shuttle boat to Barcaggio set off.

Bastia is about three quarters of an hour away, and the Barcaggio car park half an hour, outside summer and without stopping. This is the area for walkers: the path starts at the end of the harbour, and the shuttle brings you back to Macinaggio on the days it runs.

A fishing harbour at the end of the west coast, facing the islet of Capense, with hamlets perched above it.

Allow about an hour to Bastia and less than half an hour to Barcaggio, outside summer and without stopping. The harbour faces west, so dinner comes with the sunset. The customs officers’ path ends here, coming from Macinaggio.

Quieter villages clinging to the hillside above the sea, on the road down to Saint-Florent.

From Canari, Saint-Florent is about three quarters of an hour away; from Nonza, less than half an hour, outside summer and without stopping. In summer, parking is very difficult in the village of Nonza: ask your accommodation where to leave the car. For Patrimonio, see the Nebbiu villages.