Ideally located half way between Calvi and Ajaccio, Porto's dramatic bay offers an extraordinary coast, and the chance to know the mountains and villages of the inland. Nowhere else in Corsica is the sea so spectacularly close to the mountains.
Porto's area offers exceptional natural beauty : in the heart of the regional park maritime protected area, the gulf is one of the UNESCO world's cultural heritage sites.
To the south stand the famous calanches de Piana , a geological oddity of red rocks falling into the sea, to the north, the protected area of Scandola and the tiny port of Girolata ; this area is endowed with exeptional endemic flora, fauna and marine life.
Through the gorges de la Spelunca you reach the Aitone forest and waterfalls, towards the heart of corsica, the niolu, home of the highest mountains in the island.
The village of Porto is built around a giant eucalyptus tree forest and one of the geonese towers built to fortify coastal outposts rises over the marina.
A sample of the cultural highligts of the area, Ota's genoese bridges, Evisa's chestnut grove , churches in Chidazzu and Marignana, Tassu forsaken village, chapels, genoese towers along the coast, typical red granite villages as Serriera, Curzo, Osani or Partinello.
After diving, take the time to enjoy a different way of life and discover the tastes, scents; moods and mysteries of Corsica in one of its most famous touristic areas.
