Porticcio:
PORTICCIO is situated in the Bay of Ajaccio and is across the bay from the island's largest town of Ajaccio - birth place of Napoleon Bonaparte. Porticcio is a seaside resort in natural surroundings with superb beaches and a wide variety of watersports. Along the road to the south are small villages with plenty of fine beaches, some with restaurants and bars. Away from the coast the land rises steeply and roads twist and climb through the pine forests to villages perched above magnificent panoramas of the Mediterranean. There are some wonderful cycle tracks and hiking trails such as the 'Mare e Monte'. Along the coast to the north is the Gulf of Porto which is classed a a 'world heritage site' by UNESCO, to the south is Filitossa a renowned neolithic site, and inland are mountains rising to nearly 3000 meters. We keep masses of information in the villa to help you make the best of your stay.
Travel to Corsica:
AJACCIO is the closest airport and has direct BA schedule flights from London Gatwick (every Sunday in 2007), plus BA operates direct services to BASTIA (three times weekly in 2007). Alternatively from the UK, Nice is particularly easy with BA flights plus various LOW FARE carriers - Easyjet for example operate into the Air France terminal where flights to Ajaccio also operate making the connection simple. From elsewhere in Europe it is generally necessary to connect through either Nice or Marseilles, the flight time to Ajaccio is about 45 minutes. Ajaccio is also a major port with frequent PASSENGER/CAR FERRIES from Nice and Marseilles; the fast boat from Nice reaches Ajaccio in under four hours.
PORTICCIO is approximately 25 minutes from the port and 20 minutes from the airport. All the major car rental firms operate in Ajaccio.
If we can help with advice on travel please contact us.
Other Activities:
hiking, Thalassa International
