Ajaccio Retreat
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
6 days, planned by Cypress & Stone
Corsica was Genoese until 1768 and French from the year before Napoleon was born in it, which is a fact the island has never entirely got over.
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| Maison Bonaparte |
| Ajaccio citadel |
| Place Foch |
The Piana calanques are red granite eroded into towers and arches directly above the sea, and the coast road through them is single-lane in places.
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| Calanques de Piana |
| Capo Rosso |
| Golfe de Porto |
Corte was the capital of the independent Corsican republic in the 1750s and it is still where the island's university and its nationalism live.
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| Corte citadel |
| Museum of Corsica |
| Tavignano gorge |
The Restonica road is capped in summer and a shuttle runs instead. Capitello at 1,930 m is frozen for six months of the year.
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| Lac de Melo |
| Lac de Capitello |
| Restonica gorge |
| GR20 |
Bonifacio sits on a limestone shelf being undercut by the sea, and parts of the old town have fallen into it.
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| Bonifacio citadel |
| Escalier du Roi d'Aragon |
| Chalk cliffs |
The Lavezzi are a granite archipelago in a marine reserve, twelve kilometres from Sardinia and visible from it.
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| Lavezzi islands |
| Marine reserve |
| Strait of Bonifacio |
Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026
Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.
Published by the operator. Nights on the ground can move with weather and permissions.
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
5 breakfasts and 4 dinners across 6 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 6.
9 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
“Walking in Europe with the timed tickets booked at release”
A walking operator whose main skill is administrative: Alhambra slots, Sagrada tickets and hut beds, booked the day they open.
Well organised from the pickup onwards. The daily distances were honest about what they'd be. Rooms were comfortable and the locations meant we could walk most evenings. Never went hungry, and the tea appeared exactly when it was needed.
Did this over 6 days and it was the best walking I've done in years. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time. Recommended.
The trek itself is good but the group was too large for the trail on the summit day. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones.
Thanks for writing this up. We've passed your note to the team.
Corsica in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down. Solid operator.
Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.
The route is beautiful and the pacing was sensible — nobody was rushed on the climb. Would book with them again.
Long transfer at both ends that isn't obvious from the listing. Budget a day either side. Crew were professional without being stiff about it.
Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you on another trip.
Did this over 6 days and it was the best walking I've done in years. Would book with them again.
Corsica in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp. Recommended.
No. The GR20 is fifteen days across the spine of the island and is widely called the hardest waymarked trek in Europe. This trip walks two day sections in the same mountains and sleeps in beds.
One other operator runs this trail. See all 2 side by side →