Capo Pertusato, a lunar setting


Capo Pertusato is the southernmost point of Corsica. A lunar landscape of spectacularly shaped limestone outcrops. A road leads to the semaphore, with a small car park. Take the road closed to traffic towards the Pertusato lighthouse. Take your time admiring the panorama: to the west, Cap di Feno; to the east, the islands of Cavallo, Sperduto and Lavezzi; to the south, Sardinia. A walk not to be missed.
 

  After a quarter of an hour's walk, turn right and walk down to the fine sandy beach of Saint Antoine, a beautiful beach that invites you to go for a swim.
 
  Approach the open-air grotto known as l'Orca. A veritable basin sculpted by the sea, it enters through a small passage carved out by erosion to reach a small sandy beach at the bottom. A unique place!
 
  A short diversions to contemplate a breakthrough (Partusatu in Corsica) through the cliff.
 
  We set off up a steep path. About ten minutes later we were back on the plateau and had reached the Pertusato lighthouse, which has been keeping watch over sailors since 1844.
 

Length of walk : 1.30 hour
Difficulty :   Easy

Please note that the following are prohibited :
Landing on the islets, all collecting, all forms of fishing, motor vehicle traffic, fires, bivouacs, camping, rubbish.

 


 

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