CORSICA BIKE TOUR

We will meet you at the Bastia airport at a predetermined time before transferring you to your hotel in Erbalunga. In the afternoon we will take the opportunity to introduce you to the program, adjust your bike and explore the beauty of the Corsican coast. This small marine aligns its old houses on a green schist peninsula topped by an old Genoese tower that is half ruined. Enjoy the pleasure of strolling around the port in the narrow stairways, shaded by plane trees, laurels and palm trees, and in the flowered squares.

Meals: Dinner

Accomodation: Castel Brando 4* – Erbalunga

Today, for your first ride in Corsica, you will start from Erbalunga on a very beautiful hilly road along the coast that will take you around Cap Corse to Saint-Florent. A beautifully traced route between the sea and the mountains allows you to discover sandy or pebble beaches, steep villages with their ancient terraced crops, and navies nestled in the embankments of the coast. At the hollow of a very beautiful gulf to which it has given its name, Saint-Florent is built on a slight height north of the mouth of the Aliso river. Stroll through the old town through winding alleys lined with old houses and flower-filled oleander plots.

Meals: Breakfast · Picnic / Lunch · Dinner

Route: 100 km / 1200 m Elevation Gain

Accomodation: La Roya 4* – Saint-Florent

Balagne region contemplates the Mediterranean from its balcony of fertile hills and its coastline with its sandy bays. Beautiful villages dot the landscapes of this pleasant region, a land of coconut trees, orchards, vineyards and olive trees. Beyond the first reliefs, Balagne becomes wild and unknown, and offers unforgettable panoramas. Proudly set on its bright harbour in a setting of often snow-covered mountains, Calvi is one of the most beautiful marine sites on the island.

Meals: Breakfast · Picnic / Lunch · Dinner

Route: 105 km / 1500 m Elevation Gain

Accomodation: Hostellerie l’Abbaye 4* – Calvi

This morning we ride towards Piana along hilly and then rolling mountainous seaside panoramic roads. Flying over the Mediterranean, we then reach beautiful Porto and Calanques de Piana where we will stay for the night. Dominating the Golf de Porto, there are astonishing granite sculptures formed by erosion. From this chaotic landscape emerges a strange and unique beauty. The intense blue of the sea, the often unreal light that bathes the coast, the palette of oranges and roses of granite and the vigorous relief make it an exceptional site.

Meals: Breakfast · Picnic / Lunch · Dinner

Route: 90 km / 1500 m Elevation Gain

Accomodation: Capo Rosso 4* – Piana

Starting from the sea side, we then ride inland for the first mountain stage with the passage through the Spelunca gorges towards the Col de Vergio at 1478 m. Once at the top, we ride downhill through Scala di Santa Regina gorges. which are one of the most famous and wildest on the island. The road, cut in places in the rock face, dominates the gorges. The arid and tormented landscape offers a grandiose physiognomy. Corte played a fundamental historical role and remains today the Corsican capital of heart. You will love to linger in the old town with its steep, cobbled streets dominated by the citadel.

Meals: Breakfast · Picnic / Lunch · Dinner

Route: 95 km / 2000 m Elevation Gain

Accomodation: Hotel Dominique Colonna 4* – Corte

Today’s stage is the most challenging of our cycling tour in Corsica. Indeed, it will be essentially mountainous. We will go south and ride series of beautiful and remote cols: Sorba (1311 m), Verde (1289 m), Vacchia (1193 m). We stay overnight in Quenza, at the footsteps of the famous Aiguilles de Bavella.

Meals: Breakfast · Picnic / Lunch · Dinner

Route: 115 km / 2600 m Elevation Gain

Accomodation: Hotel Sole e Monti 3* – Quenza

After the Col de Bavella, we will ride through the enchanting forest of l’Ospedale before reaching the Golf de Porto-Vecchio.To the north and south, peninsulas and small bays are home to sumptuous beaches fringed with pine forests, such as the famous Palombaggia where we finish our ride and enjoy a well diserved bath in one of Europe’s most beautiful beaches. We then take the van to our hotel ideally located near Bonifacio, the pearl of Corsica. It is the southernmost village on the island, built on an exceptional site. Bonifacio is a must see place.

Meals: Breakfast · Picnic / Lunch · Dinner

Route: 75 km / 1000 m Elevation Gain

Accomodation: Hotel U Capu Biancu 4* – Bonifacio

It’s the end of this bike tour in Corsica with Veymont Travel. After breakfast your guide will take you to Ajaccio airport.

Meals: Breakfast

Guaranteed departure from 4 participants. Less than 4? More than 8? Contact-us !

In option:

• Bike rental and equipment
• Room in Single occupation
• Cycling guide