Citadel, centre, station or valleys: in Corte, the right area depends mostly on the car and on hiking.
Corte is a small town, and so are its places to stay. In the upper town, at the foot of the citadel, and around cours Paoli, they are mostly town-centre hotels, a guest house and apartments. Near the station and the university, the choice is wider: apartments, a holiday complex, B&Bs and a farm inn. Further out, a hotel stands at the mouth of the Restonica, and the villages of Venaco and Vivario, to the south, add chalets, guest houses and hotels.
The choice depends mostly on two questions. Do you have a car? The upper town is made for walking and badly suited to parking; the station and the plain are easy to park in, and the train lets you do without a car. Are you coming to hike? The valleys are easier to reach from the station, the mouth of the Restonica or the mountain villages.
The areas run from the centre outwards. For each one, you will find what sets it apart, who it suits, then our places to stay, with their Booking rating and the date it was recorded. The map shows them all, and our tips help you decide.
5 areas, 15 places to stay · Visit Corte
Quiet, a few steps from the museum and the squares, with steep lanes and little parking.
Avoid driving up: leave the car in a car park at the foot of the citadel and finish on foot. Along the ramparts, the belvedere gives the best view of the town.
Best for : on foot · quiet
A hotel and a guest house. With heavy luggage, cours Paoli, just below, spares you the climb.
The most convenient on foot: cafés, shops, restaurants, and the station close by.
With its students, Corte has a liveliness that is rare for an inland town, and it centres on the cours. The citadel and the museum are within walking distance, uphill.
Best for : on foot · lively in the evening
A hotel and an apartment, less than 100 m from the cours: the middle ground between the upper town and the station.
Around the station and the university, more recent and easier for parking.
From May to September, the Restonica shuttle leaves from the station, as do the trains to Vizzavona, Ajaccio and Bastia. A car-free stay is possible from this area.
Best for : on foot · by car
No hotel here: apartments, a holiday complex, B&Bs and a farm inn. This is Corte's most varied area.
At the start of the valley, for walkers who want to set off early.
The road up the upper valley was washed away by the storms of November 2023: you can no longer drive up to the Grotelle sheepfolds. From May to September, a shuttle leaves from Corte station.
Best for : quiet
South of Corte, mountain villages served by the train, as close as you can get to the Vizzavona forest.
Venaco is about a quarter of an hour from Corte by car, outside summer and without stopping. The Cascade des Anglais, on the GR20, can be reached by train or by car.
Best for : by car
All our listings are around Venaco: hotels, a B&B, a guest house and a chalet. Vivario, higher up, is closer to the Vizzavona forest.
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Each pin carries the number of its area.
The upper town has steep lanes and little parking. If you stay there, leave the car in a car park at the foot of the citadel and ask the accommodation how to get there with your luggage.
Corte is halfway along the Bastia to Ajaccio line of the Chemins de fer de la Corse. A stay without a car is possible if you sleep near the station or cours Paoli. See trains in Corsica.
For the Restonica, the station and the mouth of the valley save you a drive in the morning. The road up the upper valley has been closed since the storms of November 2023: check the shuttle timetable before you book.
Corte has a more continental climate than the coast, hot in the afternoon in summer and cold on winter nights. Think of air conditioning in August and heating out of season, and check for them on the Booking listing.
Each Booking rating is shown with the month it was recorded. If it is a little old, look at recent reviews on Booking before you book.
To explore on foot, in the upper town or around cours Paoli. To hike without a car, near the station, where the Restonica shuttle and the trains leave from. For the mountains, in Venaco or Vivario, by car. For sightseeing in town, see visit Corte.
We do not give prices: they change with the dates. Compare several periods and also look at the apartments, the holiday complex and the B&Bs in our listings, around the station and in the nearby villages.
At the mouth of the valley for an early start, or near the station, where the shuttle leaves from May to September. You can no longer drive up to the Grotelle sheepfolds. See the Restonica valley.
To choose across the whole of Corsica, see also our selections Camping in Corsica: our classified, well-rated campsites, north to south, 5-star hotels in Corsica: the official classification, destination by destination, Seafront hotels in Corsica: less than 150 m from the shore and Boutique hotels in Corsica: our best-rated small places to stay.
