Eccica Suarella (Corse du Sud)

Nature Reserve of Scandola (Reserve Naturelle de Scandola), Corsica (20.0 miles)

Nature reserve with caves, grottes, and wild terrain that can only be accessed by boat, which means taking one of the daily excursions from Calvi and Porto. The total area is approximately 1919 ha. In 1985 it obtained the ?European Diploma of the protected Areas? Category A, which was renewed in 1990, 1995 and most recently in 2000, for five years. Read more...

Gorges de Spelunca, Corsica (27.8 miles)

Gorges de Spelunca, the partly paved trail linking Ota and Evisa was originally a mule track that carried supplies from Porto to the highland villages. These days, it is one of Corsica''s great hikes. The Gorges de Spelunca are a formidable sight, with bare Orange granite walls, 1km deep in places, plunging into the foaming green torrent created by the rivers Porto, Tavulella, Onca, Campi and Aitone. Read more...