Looking for a family outing in Corsica? Here are our favourites, from the classics to the unexpected, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 8 ideas picked from over 650 places on the Trottimap map.
Animals and farms
A Cupulatta · Vero (2A)
Beside a river on the road from Ajaccio to Corte, this two-and-a-half-hectare park brings together more than three thousand turtles and tortoises of a hundred and thirty species.
Pools, beaches and water
Plage de Palombaggia · Porto-Vecchio (2A)
South of Porto-Vecchio, this long white sand beach is lined with umbrella pines and framed by red rocks, facing the Cerbicale islands.
Castles and heritage
Train de la Corse · Ajaccio (2A)
This metre-gauge line links Ajaccio to Bastia and branches off towards Calvi, making 232 kilometres of track across the island.
Museums and science
Parc Galea · Taglio-Isolaccio (2B)
Across nine hectares of Mediterranean and exotic gardens, Parc Galea brings together pavilions devoted to prehistory, Corsican history and marine life.
Pools, beaches and water
Falaises de Bonifacio en bateau · Bonifacio (2A)
From the harbour, pleasure boats leave the narrow inlet and follow the limestone cliffs on which the old town seems to hang.
Pools, beaches and water
Réserve de Scandola en bateau · Ota (2A)
North of the Gulf of Porto, the Scandola reserve, created in 1975 and listed by UNESCO, can only be seen from the sea.
Leisure parks
Les Pépinières de Saint-Cyprien · Lecci (2A)
North of Porto-Vecchio, this plant nursery has set up an outdoor leisure area around its greenhouses.
Animals and farms
Corsica Zoo · Olmeta-di-Tuda (2B)
In the Nebbiu plain, near Saint-Florent, this park presents around 70 species grouped by the world's major habitats, from wallabies to llamas and many birds, with a botanical park as a bonus.