Corte tourism and travel guide
Visit Corte: highlights and tourist information
France This Way comment: Corte is in the heart of central Corsica, and well placed for hiking and exploring the mountains
Corte is on the island of Corsica.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Corte. For detailed visitor information see the Corte travel guide.
Attractions in Corte
The Valley of the Restonica includes the lovely Restonica gorges as well as a hike to Lake Melo and Lake Capitello: Restonica Valley
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Corte in Corsica.
Popular places to visit nearby include Gorges de Spelunca at 29 km and Evisa at 29 km.
Corte, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Restonica Valley
Scenery at 12 km (direction west-south-west), in the Haute-Corse departmentThe Valley of the Restonica includes the lovely Restonica gorges as well as a...
See Restonica Valley guide
Gorges de Spelunca
Scenery at 29 km (direction west), in the Corse-du-Sud departmentThe Gorges de Spelunca in west Corsica is a lovely river valley that passes...
See Gorges de Spelunca guide
Evisa
at 29 km (direction west), in the Corse-du-Sud departmentEvisa is a traditional granite village in the beautiful scenery of the west of...
See Evisa guide
Calenzana
at 33 km (direction north-west), in the Haute-Corse departmentCalenzana is a traditional Corsican town with interesting monuments in the Balagne region...
See Calenzana guide
Ota
at 34 km (direction west), in the Corse-du-Sud departmentOta is a village in south-west Corsica, near the Mediterranean and surrounded by mountains...
See Ota guide
Montemaggiore
at 34 km (direction north-west), in the Haute-Corse departmentMontemaggiore is a very small village in the Balagne region of Corsica, with a...
See Montemaggiore guide
Sant'Antonino
Most Beautiful Village at 38 km (direction north-west), in the Haute-Corse departmentSant'Antonino is a beautiful village of medieval streets in the Balagne region of northern...
See Sant'Antonino guide
Porto
at 38 km (direction west), in the Corse-du-Sud departmentPorto is a small port town surrounded by the Calanques de Piana, the Scandola...
See Porto guide
Pigna
at 39 km (direction north-west), in the Haute-Corse departmentPigna is a quaint traditional village of artists and musicians in the Balagne, Corsica...
See Pigna guide
Corbara
at 40 km (direction north-west), in the Haute-Corse departmentCorbara is an extensive village with interesting churches and chapels in the Balagne region...
See Corbara guide
L'Ile-Rousse
Seaside resort at 41 km (direction north-north-west), in the Haute-Corse departmentL'Ile-Rousse is a busy town and beach resort in the Balagne region of north-west...
See L'Ile-Rousse guide
Algajola
Seaside resort at 41 km (direction north-west), in the Haute-Corse departmentAlgajola is a small historic town with a long sandy beach near Calvi in...
See Algajola guide
Calanche de Piana
Scenery at 43 km (direction west), in the Corse-du-Sud departmentThe calanche de Piana, red cliffs plunging to the Mediterranean, is one of the...
See Calanche de Piana guide
Piana
Most Beautiful Village at 43 km (direction west), in the Corse-du-Sud departmentPiana is a small and very picturesque village, well placed to explore the stunning...
See Piana guide
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Tourist attractions near Corte, France
What to do at Corte? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Corte.
Heritage sites
- Calanches de Piana (41km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Sant'Antonino (38km)
- Piana (43km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Corse (20km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de San Michele (Castirla) (7km)
- Chapel San Nicolao (Sermano) (10km)
- Eglise de Santa Maria Assunta (Favalello) (10km)
- Chapel de Santa Cristina (Valle-di-Campoloro) (29km)
- Eglise de San Pancraziu (Castellare-di-Casinca) (33km)
- Eglise de San Michele (Murato) (35km)
- Eglise de la Trinité et de San Giovanni (Aregno) (37km)
- Eglise de San Parteo Mariana (Lucciana) (38km)
- Eglise de San Raineru (Montegrosso) (38km)
- Cathédrale Santa Maria de l'Assomption (Lucciana) (39km)
- Chapelle de Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul (Lumio) (39km)
- Eglise de Santa Maria Assunta (Saint-Florent) (44km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Gorges de la Restonica (12km)
- Lac de Melo (15km)
- Lac de Nino (18km)
- Cirque de la Solitude (21km)
- Agriates Desert (33km)
- Calanques de Piana (43km)
- Riciniccia (43km)
Towns of Art and history
- Bastia (51km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Lama (30km)
Geography and distances
Corte is on the island of Corsica.
(General information: Corte is 54 kilometres from Ajaccio and 51 kilometres from Bastia).Geographical Information
Commune: Corte
Canton: Corte
Arrondissement: Corte
Department: Corsica
Region: Corsica
Postcode: 20250
Distance to Corte
from Ajaccio: 54 km
from Bastia: 51 km
from Calvi: 44 km
from Corte: 0 km
from Sartene: 77 km
Getting here
Most visitors to Corsica take a ferry from the French mainland into Ajaccio, Calvi or Bastia or take a flight into a local airport such as Ajaccio. For driving distances to Corte from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Casanova, Riventosa, Santa-Lucia-Di-Mercurio and Tralonca.
This page in French: Visiter Corte