Stay : A week of hiking on the Mare a mare Sud

There are 3 Mare a Mare itineraries: north, center and south. The Mare a Mare South extends from Porto-Vecchio to Propriano. It is certainly the most adapted to beginners and therefore the most popular. It takes five to six days to cover it and it is practicable all year round without any particular difficulty. Don't forget to bring the indispensable topoguide " Corsica, between sea and mountain" of the FFRP.

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Detail of the stay : A week of hiking on the Mare a mare Sud - 7 days

  • Porto-Vecchio
  • Porto-Vecchio
  • Carbini
  • Levie
  • Serra-Di-Scopamène
  • Sainte-Lucie-De-Tallano
  • Fozzano
  • Propriano
  • Sainte-Lucie-De-Tallano
  • Propriano
  • Propriano

Day 1: Departure from Port-Vecchio

Steps: Porto-Vecchio

When you arrive in Porto-Vecchio, you take the time to arrive, to rest and to gather the food and the material necessary for the excursion. If you have time, you can take a bath on the beach of Cala-Rossa, Santa-Giulia or Golfo di Sogno. For the first night, the city has many campsites, hostels and hotels: you will be spoilt for choice.

Day 2: Porto-Vecchio - Cartalavonu

Steps: Porto-Vecchio

The first stage of 15 km, with 1,130 m of positive and 100 m of negative altitude difference, consists in going from Porto-Vecchio to Cartalavonu. It takes 5 hours of walking - rewarded by a panoramic view of Porto-Vecchioat the Ospedale - to reach the charming refuge located in the heart of the forest. Warm atmosphere and typical dishes will congratulate this first walk.

Day 3: Cartalavonu - Levie

Steps: Carbini, Levie

Then it will be a question of reaching Levie, located at 12 km. There again, 5 hours of walking for 670 m of positive difference in altitude and 1,120 m of negative difference in altitude: be careful with your knees! On the way, you can stop at the pretty village of Carbini and make a detour to the Punta di a Vacca Morta to enjoy a superb panorama of the gulf, the villages of the Alta Rocca and the .

Day 4: Levie - Serra-di-Scopamena

Steps: Serra-Di-Scopamène

It is then necessary to count 6h30 of walk to join Serra-di-Scopamena, it is the most difficult portion. 18 km on the program, with 900 m of positive difference in altitude and 630 m of negative difference in altitude, on a path lined with historical sites , Saint-Laurent chapel), dense vegetation and impressive granite blocks.

Day 5: Levie - Sainte-Lucie-de-Tavano

Steps: Sainte-Lucie-De-Tallano

The next step is Sainte-Lucie-de-Tallano, 10 km away. The 570 m of positive difference in altitude and 800 m of negative difference in altitude are covered in 4 hours of walking. Various possibilities of bathing are offered to you in this deep valley. On arrival, do not miss the convent of Saint-François, the parish church and the oil mill. Camping, gîte d'étape and bar-grocery available.

Day 6: Sainte-Lucie-de-Tallano - Propriano

Steps: Fozzano, Propriano, Sainte-Lucie-De-Tallano

From Sainte-Lucie-de-Tallano to Propriano, it is necessary to count 12 km, 710 m of positive difference in altitude and 720 m of negative difference in altitude for 6 hours of walking. On the program: a magnificent Romanesque church and the crossing of the Rizzanese, to finish with a breathtaking view of the Gulf of Valinco. Once in Fozzano or Burgo, you can opt for a Propriano cab transfer to avoid walking on the roadside.

Day 7: Arrival at Propriano

Steps: Propriano

Propriano, a small and charming fishing village, gives you the opportunity to enjoy the magnificent coastline that you could admire from above the day before! You can choose between a walk on the sea or a day on one of the many beaches of Propriano to recover from our emotions.
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