8-day "Escape" coach tour

Transfer and dinner at hotel

Breakfast at the hotel. Meeting with our guide and departure for Cargèse, which was founded in 1770 as a settlement for Greeks from the Peloponnese, and whose culture and tradition endure today, including an Orthodox church. Continue on to the village of Piana, listed as one of France's most beautiful villages, for its magnificent Calanches, sculpted by erosion into strange shapes and which inspired Guy de Maupassant, and the Gulf of Porto, listed as a Unesco World Heritage site.

Return via the magnificent Spelunca gorges, Evisa and its chestnut grove, the Sevi pass (1101 m) and Tiuccia.

Dinner and accommodation in 2- or 3-star hotels in Ajaccio and surrounding area

Ajaccio: the Genoese quarter, the Renaissance cathedral where Napoleon was baptized, Place du Diamant, the fishing port dedicated to Tino Rossi, Place du Maréchal Foch, Rue Fesch and its shops. Visit the Musée Fesch to discover France's most important collection of Italian paintings, as well as Spanish, Flemish, French, Germanic and Dutch works.

Continuing on to Cours Grandval, Place Austerlitz, Pointe de la Parata with views of the famous Sanguinaires islands. Return to your hotel for dinner.

Breakfast at the hotel. Depart Ajaccio for Bocognano, the Vizzavona forest, renowned for its summer coolness, Vivario. Corte, former capital of Corsica and now a university town, boasts an eagle's nest-shaped citadel overlooking the Restonica valley. Tour of the city on the little train.

Continuing on to Ponte-Leccia and the Golo valley, one of Corsica's emblematic regions, crossed by the island's longest river, the Golo, which stretches for around 90 km.

Dinner and accommodation in a 2 or 3 star hotel in Bastia and the surrounding area

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure via Ponte Novu and the miniature village, Ile-Rousse, Calvi. This "civitas semper fidelis" remained loyal to the Genoese for many centuries. Calvi is steeped in the legend of Christopher Columbus, said to have been his birthplace.

After lunch, you'll head for Lumio, Cateri, San-Antonino, built on a rocky outcrop and ranked among France's most beautiful villages, Pigna and Corbara. All these villages have maintained the tradition of high-quality craftsmanship. Cutlers, potters, bookbinders, sculptors and glassmakers enliven the streets of these hilltop villages.

Return to hotel

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure for an orientation tour of the city of Bastia and departure for Cap Corse and its seascapes: Lavasina, a place of pilgrimage, Erbalunga which has inspired many painters, Sisco.

Lunch. Continuation to Luri, the Sainte-Lucie pass (381 m) and Pino, Nonza and its famous square tower, Patrimonio. Continuation to the east coast, Aléria, Solenzara

and Porto-Vecchio. Dinner at the hotel

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure for Bonifacio, built on a cliff more than 60 m above the sea, boasts a fjord and an exceptional marine environment. No qualifier can adequately describe the surprising citadel, which has preciously preserved its medieval appearance.

• Sea walk: Guided tour of the Fazio and Paraguano coves, the old fortified town, the King of Aragon's staircase and the famous grain of sand.

• Tour of the town on the little tourist train.

Fisherman's lunch in the port.

Sartène, "the most Corsican of Corsican towns". The Gulf of Valinco, Olmeto, the village where Prosper Mérimée's heroine Colomba lived, the Col Saint-Georges (747 m) and Cauro. End of guide services.

Dinner accompanied by a Corsican evening of song and guitar

Breakfast at the hotel, then transfer to the airport according to departure times with our driver.