Bordered to the northeast by the Désert des Agriates and by the Fango Valley to the southwest, La Balagne has two major seaside resorts, Calvi and L'île-Rousse, backing onto the hinterland. The Artisans de Balagne Craft Route will take you through so..

The name Calvi comes from the Latin word "calvus" meaning "bald", in reference to the bare rock upon which the citadel was built. On its rocky promontory, the citadel district bears witness to six centuries of Genoese presence. Th..

From the terrace of this chapel that emerges suddenly from the scrubland, there is an admirable view over the riverbanks, the mountains and the Citadel. The statue of Notre-Dame-de-la-Serra perched on its rock never ceases to study the bay.

From the cemetery looking over the sea, there is a view over the Citadel from which stands out the Dome of John the Baptist's Church, the lower town, the bay and the beach.

The current Church replaced the 13 C Church that succeeded an early Christian sanctuary of the 4th C, Barbarians then Saracens have stubbornly destroyed the successive buildings. An attractive lively ochre and pink facade, with a lantern Dome, an org..

You'll reach this through an attractive stepped garden decorated with palm trees, mimosas and oleanders. In the ballroom are paintings offered to the town by the inevitable Fesch.

Well protected yet easily accessible, this port is much appreciated by yachtsmen. It is also a fishing and trading port for the export of products from Balagne.

Serving as a store for the salt that the boats brought in, this round tower was probably a watchtower in previous times, the centrepiece of the early fortifications.

A massive building from the 13 C, flanked by a keep, it was built by Giovanello and extended by the Knights of St George. Inside, there are huge rooms, subterranean reservoirs and secret dungeons.

Under a large Dome topped with a skylight, the 13 C church, reconstructed in 1574, was built as a cathedral after its reconstruction. Inside, in the form of a Greek Cross, Renaissance baptismal fonts , recesses with iron grilles where well-born ladi..

Invaded by barbarian figures, the Ramparts enclose the old town. Erected in the 15 C by the Genoese, subsequently they have hardly been repaired. The Spinchione, which dwarfs the marina and the port, the Malfetani, covering the South and East side an..

Accompanied by a friendly little pig, St Anthony, the abbot, patron saint of the Brotherhood, poses between John the Baptist and St Francis kneeling on the black tiles sculpted on the door lintel.

Fleeing Ajaccio in 1793 Napoléon Bonaparte came to stay in this house near to his godfather.

This massive building dating from the 15 C was formerly the summer residence of the bishops of Sagone

From the marina to the mouth of the Figarella, this 4 kilometre long pine forest was created at the end of the 19 C to ensure the maintenance of the dunes and contribute to the cleaning of the marshland. It is made up of sea pines, oleanders and euca..

This peninsula, located along a wild and indented coastline, is a jewel of nature now managed by the Conservatoire du Littoral association. A lighthouse stands at the end of this vast 300ha promontory.

A fairly steep slope through the scrubland will lead you to the cross erected at the top of the Capu at an altitude of 703 m. The superb view over the Gulf of Calvi makes all the effort worthwhile.