Corsica in January

With its mild temperatures, you can visit towns and villages, head off hiking through snow-cloaked forests and zoom down ski slopes. You can also delight in local gastronomy with
chestnut-flavoured specialities.

HEAD FOR CORSICA IN JANUARY

Corsica, renowned for its beaches and turquoise water, is also a mountainous region.
Trees and mountains are adorned with white and ski resorts throw open their doors in Corsica in January.
3 resorts exist:

• Ghisoni with its 7 slopes
• Val d’Esewith 4 slopes (including a cross-country skiing one)
• Vergio with a slope running through the forest

Weather in Corsica in January

We can say that winter's well set in in Corsica in January. The particularity of the month of January
is that the weather can be totally different from one town to another:

• In Southern Corsica, around Ajaccio, temperatures range from 9°C to 12°C and it rains on average
  over 12 days.
• In Bastia, the thermometer displays temperatures of 9°C to 13°C and it rains less,
  on average over 9 days.
• Bonifacio enjoys mild temperatures (between 11°C and 13°C) and has around 10 days rain,
  but not that heavy.
• Calvi keeps to the average temperatures of between 9°C to 12°C but experiences
  12 days of heavy rain.
• Last but not least, in Porto-Vecchio the thermometer varies between 12°C and 13°C and it only rains slightly over 9 days.

What should you visit in Corsica in January?

We advise you to head by boat to Southern Corsica in January to visit Porto-Vecchio, also known as
salt city. Around the area, a host of archaeological sites from the Bronze Age as well as a lake and waterfalls are must-visits, and of course the beaches where the sea's at 14°C for the most foolhardy.

VISITING PORTO-VECCHIO IN JANUARY

The town of Porto-Vecchio is an ancient fortified settlement that still features the walls of a 16th-century Genoese citadel today. It's also known as salt city as, in days gone by, it worked the surrounding salt marshes that produced around 1,000 tons of salt a year. Take time out to stroll through the old town's narrow alleyways,
to enjoy a coffee on the port and why not even continue up to Chiappa Lighthouse.

OSPEDALE FOREST

The village of Ospedale is located 20 km from salt city and offers a breathtaking vista over the Gulf of Porto-Vecchio. In the past, the village, far from the wetlands, welcomed shepherds and travellers heading for the mountains. It was considered as a healthy place, so it was given this name that derives from the word hospital.
It also boasts a dam with a huge lake that invites to admire an incredible panorama over Ospedale Forest.

BRONZE-AGE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES

Porto-Vecchio was the birthplace of the Torrean civilization and is still strewn with archaeological sites from this period:
-    Araghju
-    Turri
-    Ceccia
-    Tappa
-    Bruschicia

SANTA-GIULIA AND PALOMBAGGIA BEACHES

Porto-Vecchio also boasts two of the Island of Beauty's most exquisite beaches: Santa Giulia Beach and Palombaggia Beach. The water's fresh yet the landscapes are still spectacular.