Ile Rousse Corsica France
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Cruises availables
At departure or passage at this port
CroisiEurope (25 Cruises)
Mv La Belle Des Oceans
25 Cruises
| 16 April | 8 days | Round-trip from Villefranche-sur-Mer, France |
| 23 April | 8 days | Round-trip from Villefranche-sur-Mer, France |
| 7 May | 8 days | Round-trip from Villefranche-sur-Mer, France |
| 14 May | 8 days | Round-trip from Villefranche-sur-Mer, France |
| 21 May | 7 days | Round-trip Corsica reveals its hidden treasures port-to-port package |
| 11 June | 8 days | Round-trip from Villefranche-sur-Mer, France |
| 18 June | 8 days | Round-trip from Villefranche-sur-Mer, France |
| 6 August | 8 days | Round-trip from Villefranche-sur-Mer, France |
| 13 August | 8 days | Round-trip from Villefranche-sur-Mer, France |
| 20 August | 8 days | Round-trip from Villefranche-sur-Mer, France |
| 3 September | 8 days | Round-trip from Villefranche-sur-Mer, France |
| 10 September | 8 days | Round-trip from Villefranche-sur-Mer, France |
| 17 September | 8 days | Round-trip from Villefranche-sur-Mer, France |
Crystal Cruises (1 Cruises)
Frequently Asked Questions
By tender, straight into the marina in the heart of town. No shuttle, no transfer: Corsica begins at the end of the gangway.
Because of the red granite of the Pietra islet facing the town, whose purple rocks are crowned by a lighthouse and a Genoese tower. At the end of the day, when the rock catches fire, the name explains itself.
The place Paoli and the covered market, the walk out to the Pietra lighthouse, then a swim at the nearby beach. The Balagne tram or the hill villages need a longer call.
Pascal Paoli, father of the Corsican nation, in 1758, to give his country a landing place free of Genoese Calvi's influence. The regular grid of streets betrays that planned birth — the town is young by Mediterranean standards.
A broad esplanade shaded by century-old plane trees, where pétanque games play out beneath the founder's bust. Cafés and ice-cream shops set out their terraces from morning on, and the regulars take root there until evening.
Charcuterie from the interior, sheep's cheeses, canistrelli biscuits and fig jam. The building itself is worth a look: raised in the 19th century on the model of a Greek temple, it rests on 21 columns.
Yes, a causeway links the town to its islet and the walk takes about twenty minutes, between wind-carved granite blocks and coves where the water turns ink and turquoise. From the top the view takes in the gulf and the Balagne mountains.
Yes, they flank the centre: pale sand, clear water and gentle slopes that suit families. The nearest starts practically at the foot of the station, five minutes from the main square.
A small train linking L'Île-Rousse to Calvi along the coast, serving coves that are otherwise hard to reach. For a few euros it is one of the finest rail journeys in the Mediterranean.
The euro, cards accepted in shops and restaurants. French and Corsican are spoken — at the market, traders switch between them without thinking. English is found in the tourist-facing shops.
