The surroundings
Between sea and mountains, in the heart of the Costa Verde
A Caserella sits on the hillside of Castagniccia, in Muchjetu, a hamlet of Valle-di-Campoloro: high enough for the view and mild evenings, close enough to be on the sand in five minutes.
Everything within easy reach
- Prunete beach: 5 minutes by car (3 km)
- Cervione village: 600 m, about a 10-minute walk
- Bastia: less than an hour (47 km)
- Bastia-Poretta airport: 32 km
- Saint-Florent: about 1 hour (56 km)
- Corte: about 1 hour 10 minutes (73 km)
The house is the perfect base for exploring: the sea in the morning, a hilltop village in the afternoon, and in the evening, back to peace and quiet with the view. Bastia and its old port, Saint-Florent and the Agriates desert, Corte and its gorges are all easy day trips.
Approximate driving times (Google Maps), excluding summer traffic.
Hiking from the house
It’s one of the best-kept secrets of the Costa Verde: waymarked, well-maintained and very quiet trails with panoramic views of the sea, the Tuscan islands and the ridges of Castagniccia. Some start right here, no car needed.
Loop 18: the village tour
Starts at the church of Muchjetu, a few steps from the house. 7.2 km · about 2 h 45 · 310 m elevation gain · family level. The trail links Valle-di-Campoloro, Santa Maria Poggio and Cervione, passing the churches of Sant’Austinu and Santa Maria, the chapels of San Pancraziu and Santa Cristina, and finally Cervione’s Sant’Eramu cathedral.
For keen walkers
- Cervione viewpoint and Col de Felicione: a challenging loop of about 11 km and 850 m of ascent from Cervione, with breathtaking views over the whole eastern plain.
- The Mare a Mare Nord: the long-distance trail that crosses Corsica from east to west passes close by, above the village, via the chapel of the Madonna di a Scupiccia.
- Around thirty loops waymarked in orange and more than 250 km of trails across the Costa Verde, from easy family walks to serious hikes.
The Outdoor in Costa Verde app
The free app from the Costa Verde community of municipalities gathers all the hiking and mountain-bike routes in the area, with tracks and useful information. A fold-out trail map is also sold for €1 at the tourist office.
The beaches
The Costa Verde is a long stretch of fine sand lined with pine trees and clear water, ideal for families. Prunete beach is 5 minutes from the house; Padulone, a large wild beach, lies below the village.
By bike or on foot, the Spassiverde, a greenway built on the old railway line, links Moriani-Plage and Prunete over 6 km, away from the road.
Villages, heritage and traditions
Cervione, 600 m away, was the capital of Corsica under King Theodore I in 1736 and the seat of the bishops of Aléria. Visit the Sant’Eramu cathedral, one of the first Baroque churches in Corsica, the San Francescu convent (16th century) and the ethnographic museum. Every year, on the second-to-last weekend of August, the village celebrates the Festa di a Nuciola, honouring the hazelnut that made it famous.
In Valle-di-Campoloro, the Santa Cristina chapel, with its twin apses, is one of the jewels of Corsican Romanesque art and a listed historic monument since 1890. Higher up, the chapel of the Madonna di a Scupiccia (17th century) overlooks the whole coast.
For a cooler day out, the Corniche road winds through 14 typical Castagniccia villages and passes the Ucelluline waterfall, where you can swim.
Maps and brochures to download
Plan your stay with documents from the Costa Verde tourist office (in French):
- Costa Verde tourist map (PDF)
- Paese di Costa Verde: the villages (PDF)
- Gusti di Costa Verde: local producers and flavours (PDF)
- Feste in Costa Verde: festivals and events (PDF)
- Mountain-bike routes map (PDF)
- GPS track of loop 18, starting from the house (GPX)
Costa Verde tourist office: castagniccia-maremonti.com · +33 4 95 38 41 73
Your base camp on the Costa Verde
After the beach or a hike, come back to the peaceful garden and the sea view. Send us your dates: we will reply personally.