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Highlights of Corsica
Known as ‘L'Île de Beauté,’ Corsica is a little French island that basks in the Mediterranean sun. Home to some of the most picturesque railways in Europe, these small trains run on single tracks and pass truly breathtaking scenery, with routes taking you across dramatic mountains, along the picturesque coast, and through quaint villages. From the capital city of Ajaccio to the elegant resort of Bastia, let us show you every corner of this beautiful island.
Tour Includes
- 9 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- 7 evening meals
- Return Eurostar from London to Lille
- TGV from Lille to Nice and Marseille to Lille
- Services of an experienced Tour Manager
10 days from £2,249pp
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We journey aboard Eurostar from London to Lille, and continue by rail to Nice where we check in at our overnight hotel.
After breakfast we take a leisurely ferry crossing to the Mediterranean island of Corsica. We arrive in the town of Bastia on the northern tip of the island, and travel onward to our hotel.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Enjoy a full day exploring Bastia, filled with understated elegance. The old port is the perfect place to begin, where you can wander through the quaint streets and admire the Italianate architecture clustered around the harbour. Above the port lies the citadel – built in a Genoese style, climbing up here through the shaded gardens is well worth the rewarding panoramic views. The new town offers wider boulevards and impressive buildings from the 19th century, whilst Place St. Nicolas is the social hub of the town and a great place to soak up the atmosphere, with views across the sea and a statue of Napoléon.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Today, we board the train and enjoy spectacular panoramic views – an experience you won’t forget! Following the coast, we are greeted with awe-inspiring sights of gold-red mountains plunging into the deep blue sea whilst passing through beautiful Ile de Rousse and village of Ponte Leccia.
On arrival in Calvi we are transferred to our hotel by coach, where we will stay for the next two nights.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
The small town of Calvi is in an idyllic location with a large, sheltered bay to the front and mountains behind. You will have plenty of time to take in the many attractions as we spend the day at leisure. A walk around the castle walls offers wonderful views across the bay, after which you can venture into the cobbled streets to see the Cathedral of St. Jean Baptiste, and the house which is said to be the birthplace of Christopher Columbus. Down towards the seafront, the popular area of Quai Landry links the marina and the port and is filled with bustling bars and cafés.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Today, we join the little train for the rail journey to Corte, the small and ancient capital tucked away in the mountainous heart of Corsica. It’s a great place to experience the traditional culture during our overnight stay.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Corte is surrounded by amazing mountain scenery, with the cragged beauty of the citadel rising high up from a rocky outcrop. The town is a delight to explore, thriving with a cosmopolitan air along with the bustle of pavement cafés and bars, and if you follow the narrow streets up to the citadel you can enjoy wonderful, elevated views. You will also find the Museum of Corsica in the citadel, which takes you on a fascinating journey of the history of the island (entrance not included).
Later in the day, we board the train for Ajaccio for our two-night stay. This route is ranked as one of the most scenic railways in the world, crossing the Vecchio viaduct engineered by Gustav Eiffel – of tower fame – before passing through the Vizzavona Forest, a swathe of lofty laricio pines and chestnut trees.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Enjoy a full day in Ajaccio, the capital of Corsica. There are many statues and streets named after Napoléon Bonaparte, who was born here in 1769, along with the National Bonaparte Museum. You can stroll around the squares and promenades, admire the fabled cathedral, or relax in one of the many pavement cafés and watch the world go by.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
We leave Corsica behind and take the ferry to Toulon, where we continue by coach to our overnight hotel in Marseille.
Includes Breakfast
We travel by TGV to Lille and join Eurostar for our return to London.
Includes Breakfast
We journey aboard Eurostar from London to Paris and continue by rail to Nice where we check in at our overnight hotel.
After breakfast we take a leisurely ferry crossing to the Mediterranean island of Corsica. We arrive in the town of Bastia on the northern tip of the island, and travel onward by coach to our hotel.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Enjoy a full day exploring Bastia, filled with understated elegance. The old port is the perfect place to begin, where you can wander through the quaint streets and admire the Italianate architecture clustered around the harbour. Above the port lies the citadel – built in a Genoese style, climbing up here through the shaded gardens is well worth the rewarding panoramic views. The new town offers wider boulevards and impressive buildings from the 19th century, whilst Place St. Nicolas is the social hub of the town and a great place to soak up the atmosphere, with views across the sea and a statue of Napoléon.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Today, we board the train and enjoy spectacular panoramic views – an experience you won’t forget! Following the coast, we are greeted with awe-inspiring sights of gold-red mountains plunging into the deep blue sea whilst passing through beautiful Ile de Rousse and village of Ponte Leccia. On arrival in Calvi we are transferred to our hotel by coach, where we will stay for the next two nights.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
The small town of Calvi is in an idyllic location with a large, sheltered bay to the front and mountains behind. You will have plenty of time to take in the many attractions as we spend the day at leisure. A walk around the castle walls offers wonderful views across the bay, after which you can venture into the cobbled streets to see the Cathedral of St. Jean Baptiste, and the house which is said to be the birthplace of Christopher Columbus. Down towards the seafront, the popular area of Quai Landry links the marina and the port and is filled with bustling bars and cafés.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Today, we travel by train for the journey to Corte for a two-night stay. The small and ancient capital tucked away in the mountainous heart of Corsica is a great place to experience the traditional culture.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Spend the day at leisure exploring Corte at your own pace, or simply relax at the hotel. Corte is surrounded by amazing mountain scenery, with the cragged beauty of the citadel rising high up from a rocky outcrop. The town is a delight to explore, thriving with a cosmopolitan air along with the bustle of pavement cafés and bars, and if you follow the narrow streets up to the citadel you can enjoy wonderful, elevated views. You will also find the Museum of Corsica in the citadel, which takes you on a fascinating journey of the history of the island (entrance not included).
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Today we board the train for Ajaccio for our two-night stay. This route is ranked as one of the most scenic railways in the world, crossing the Vecchio viaduct engineered by Gustav Eiffel – of tower fame – before passing through the Vizzavona Forest, a swathe of lofty laricio pines and chestnut trees.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Enjoy a full day in Ajaccio, the capital of Corsica. There are many statues and streets named after Napoléon Bonaparte, who was born here in 1769, along with the National Bonaparte Museum. You can stroll around the squares and promenades, admire the fabled cathedral, or relax in one of the many pavement cafés and watch the world go by.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
You’ll have some free time in Ajaccio before we travel by coach to Ajaccio port to board the overnight ferry to Toulon. Cabin accommodation is reserved on a bed & breakfast basis.
Includes Breakfast
After breakfast, we arrive in Toulon and transfer by coach to Marseille where we take the TGV to Lille and then join the Eurostar back to London St. Pancras International.
Includes Breakfast
We journey aboard Eurostar from London to Paris and continue by rail to Nice where we check in at our overnight hotel.
This morning, we take the ferry from Toulon to the Mediterranean island of Corsica. We arrive in the town of Ile Rousse and travel onward by coach to our hotel in Bastia.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Enjoy a full day exploring Bastia, filled with understated elegance. The old port is the perfect place to begin, where you can wander through the quaint streets and admire the Italianate architecture clustered around the harbour. Above the port lies the citadel – built in a Genoese style, climbing up here through the shaded gardens is well worth the rewarding panoramic views. The new town offers wider boulevards and impressive buildings from the 19th century, whilst Place St. Nicolas is the social hub of the town and a great place to soak up the atmosphere, with views across the sea and a statue of Napoléon.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Today, we board the train and enjoy spectacular panoramic views – an experience you won’t forget! Following the coast, we are greeted with awe-inspiring sights of gold-red mountains plunging into the deep blue sea whilst passing through beautiful Ile de Rousse and village of Ponte Leccia. On arrival in Calvi we are transferred to our hotel by coach, where we will stay for the next two nights.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
The small town of Calvi is in an idyllic location with a large, sheltered bay to the front and mountains behind. You will have plenty of time to take in the many attractions as we spend the day at leisure. A walk around the castle walls offers wonderful views across the bay, after which you can venture into the cobbled streets to see the Cathedral of St. Jean Baptiste, and the house which is said to be the birthplace of Christopher Columbus. Down towards the seafront, the popular area of Quai Landry links the marina and the port and is filled with bustling bars and cafés.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Today, we travel by train for the journey to Corte for a two-night stay. The small and ancient capital tucked away in the mountainous heart of Corsica is a great place to experience the traditional culture.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Spend the day at leisure exploring Corte at your own pace, or simply relax at the hotel. Corte is surrounded by amazing mountain scenery, with the cragged beauty of the citadel rising high up from a rocky outcrop. The town is a delight to explore, thriving with a cosmopolitan air along with the bustle of pavement cafés and bars, and if you follow the narrow streets up to the citadel you can enjoy wonderful, elevated views. You will also find the Museum of Corsica in the citadel, which takes you on a fascinating journey of the history of the island (entrance not included).
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Today we board the train for Ajaccio for our two-night stay. This route is ranked as one of the most scenic railways in the world, crossing the Vecchio viaduct engineered by Gustav Eiffel – of tower fame – before passing through the Vizzavona Forest, a swathe of lofty laricio pines and chestnut trees.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Enjoy a full day in Ajaccio, the capital of Corsica. There are many statues and streets named after Napoléon Bonaparte, who was born here in 1769, along with the National Bonaparte Museum. You can stroll around the squares and promenades, admire the fabled cathedral, or relax in one of the many pavement cafés and watch the world go by.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
You’ll have some free time in Ajaccio before we travel by coach to Ajaccio port to board the overnight ferry to Toulon. Cabin accommodation is reserved on a bed & breakfast basis.
Includes Breakfast
After breakfast, we arrive in Toulon and transfer by coach to Marseille where we take the TGV to Lille and then join the Eurostar back to London St. Pancras International.
Includes Breakfast
We journey aboard Eurostar from London to Paris and continue by rail to Nice where we check in at our overnight hotel.
Today, we take the ferry from Nice to the Mediterranean island of Corsica. We arrive in the town of Bastia and travel onward by coach to our hotel.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Enjoy a full day exploring Bastia, filled with understated elegance. The old port is the perfect place to begin, where you can wander through the quaint streets and admire the Italianate architecture clustered around the harbour. Above the port lies the citadel – built in a Genoese style, climbing up here through the shaded gardens is well worth the rewarding panoramic views. The new town offers wider boulevards and impressive buildings from the 19th century, whilst Place St. Nicolas is the social hub of the town and a great place to soak up the atmosphere, with views across the sea and a statue of Napoléon.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Today, we board the train and enjoy spectacular panoramic views – an experience you won’t forget! Following the coast, we are greeted with awe-inspiring sights of gold-red mountains plunging into the deep blue sea whilst passing through beautiful Ile de Rousse and village of Ponte Leccia. On arrival in Calvi we are transferred to our hotel by coach, where we will stay for the next two nights.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
The small town of Calvi is in an idyllic location with a large, sheltered bay to the front and mountains behind. You will have plenty of time to take in the many attractions as we spend the day at leisure. A walk around the castle walls offers wonderful views across the bay, after which you can venture into the cobbled streets to see the Cathedral of St. Jean Baptiste, and the house which is said to be the birthplace of Christopher Columbus. Down towards the seafront, the popular area of Quai Landry links the marina and the port and is filled with bustling bars and cafés.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Today, we travel by train for the journey to Corte for a two-night stay. The small and ancient capital tucked away in the mountainous heart of Corsica is a great place to experience the traditional culture.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Spend the day at leisure exploring Corte at your own pace, or simply relax at the hotel. Corte is surrounded by amazing mountain scenery, with the cragged beauty of the citadel rising high up from a rocky outcrop. The town is a delight to explore, thriving with a cosmopolitan air along with the bustle of pavement cafés and bars, and if you follow the narrow streets up to the citadel you can enjoy wonderful, elevated views. You will also find the Museum of Corsica in the citadel, which takes you on a fascinating journey of the history of the island (entrance not included).
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Today we board the train for Ajaccio for our two-night stay. This route is ranked as one of the most scenic railways in the world, crossing the Vecchio viaduct engineered by Gustav Eiffel – of tower fame – before passing through the Vizzavona Forest, a swathe of lofty laricio pines and chestnut trees.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Enjoy a full day in Ajaccio, the capital of Corsica. There are many statues and streets named after Napoléon Bonaparte, who was born here in 1769, along with the National Bonaparte Museum. You can stroll around the squares and promenades, admire the fabled cathedral, or relax in one of the many pavement cafés and watch the world go by.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
We leave Corsica behind and take the ferry to Toulon, where we continue by coach to our overnight hotel in Marseille.
Includes Breakfast
After breakfast, we travel from Marseille to Lille via TGV and then join the Eurostar back to London St. Pancras International.
Includes Breakfast
We journey aboard Eurostar from London to Paris and continue by rail to Nice where we check in at our overnight hotel.
This morning, we take the ferry from Nice to the Mediterranean island of Corsica. We arrive in the town of Ile Rousse and travel onward by coach to our hotel in Bastia.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Enjoy a full day exploring Bastia, filled with understated elegance. The old port is the perfect place to begin, where you can wander through the quaint streets and admire the Italianate architecture clustered around the harbour. Above the port lies the citadel – built in a Genoese style, climbing up here through the shaded gardens is well worth the rewarding panoramic views. The new town offers wider boulevards and impressive buildings from the 19th century, whilst Place St. Nicolas is the social hub of the town and a great place to soak up the atmosphere, with views across the sea and a statue of Napoléon.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Today, we board the train and enjoy spectacular panoramic views – an experience you won’t forget! Following the coast, we are greeted with awe-inspiring sights of gold-red mountains plunging into the deep blue sea whilst passing through beautiful Ile de Rousse and village of Ponte Leccia. On arrival in Calvi we are transferred to our hotel by coach, where we will stay for the next two nights.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
The small town of Calvi is in an idyllic location with a large, sheltered bay to the front and mountains behind. You will have plenty of time to take in the many attractions as we spend the day at leisure. A walk around the castle walls offers wonderful views across the bay, after which you can venture into the cobbled streets to see the Cathedral of St. Jean Baptiste, and the house which is said to be the birthplace of Christopher Columbus. Down towards the seafront, the popular area of Quai Landry links the marina and the port and is filled with bustling bars and cafés.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Today, we travel by train for the journey to Corte for a two-night stay. The small and ancient capital tucked away in the mountainous heart of Corsica is a great place to experience the traditional culture.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Spend the day at leisure exploring Corte at your own pace, or simply relax at the hotel. Corte is surrounded by amazing mountain scenery, with the cragged beauty of the citadel rising high up from a rocky outcrop. The town is a delight to explore, thriving with a cosmopolitan air along with the bustle of pavement cafés and bars, and if you follow the narrow streets up to the citadel you can enjoy wonderful, elevated views. You will also find the Museum of Corsica in the citadel, which takes you on a fascinating journey of the history of the island (entrance not included).
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Today we board the train for Ajaccio for our two-night stay. This route is ranked as one of the most scenic railways in the world, crossing the Vecchio viaduct engineered by Gustav Eiffel – of tower fame – before passing through the Vizzavona Forest, a swathe of lofty laricio pines and chestnut trees.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Enjoy a full day in Ajaccio, the capital of Corsica. There are many statues and streets named after Napoléon Bonaparte, who was born here in 1769, along with the National Bonaparte Museum. You can stroll around the squares and promenades, admire the fabled cathedral, or relax in one of the many pavement cafés and watch the world go by.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
We leave Corsica behind and take the ferry to Toulon, where we continue by coach to our overnight hotel in Marseille.
Includes Breakfast
After breakfast, we travel from Marseille to Lille via TGV and then join the Eurostar back to London St. Pancras International.
Includes Breakfast
Accommodation
You will stay for one night in Nice at the 3-star Hotel du Pin or similar. On Corsica, you will stay for two nights at the 3-star Hotel Castellu Rossu, two nights at the Hotel Saint Christophe or similar in Calvi, two nights in Corte at the 3-star Hotel les Jardins de la Glacier and two nights at the 4-star Hotel Suite Home near Ajaccio. There's also an overnight stay in Marseille at the 3-star Hotel Residhome Saint Charles or similar. Exact hotels will be confirmed in your final Travel Documents.
Hotel Castellu Rossu
Located just a 25-minute drive south of Bastia, this 3-star hotel provides a relaxing place for our two night stay. There’s an outdoor pool, garden and sun terrace to take advantage of, plus a restaurant and bar.
Hotel Facilities
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Room
- TV
- Hairdryer
- Safe Box
- Air Conditioning
- Free Wifi
General
- Guest Lounge
- Restaurant
- Lift
Accessibility
- Disabled Rooms Available
- Ground Floor Rooms on Request
Hotel
- Guest Lounge
- Restaurant
- Lift
- WiFi Available
Hotel Suite Home
This 4-star hotel is just a short walk from Porticcio Beach, and Porticcio’s local amenities, plus a 25-minute drive will get you to Ajaccio. Offering great views over the bay, this modern hotel has an outdoor pool, large sun terrace, sauna and fitness centre. Breakfast is served at the hotel, whilst your evening meals will be served at a local restaurant.
Hotel Facilities
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General
- 4 Star
- Guest Lounge
- Lift
Room
- TV
- Tea and Coffee Making Facilities
- Hairdryer
- Safe Box
- Air Conditioning
- Free Wifi
Accessibility
- Disabled Rooms Available
- Ground Floor Rooms on Request
Service
- Gym
Hotel
- Guest Lounge
- Lift
- WiFi Available
Hotel Du Pin
Hotel Facilities
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Room
- TV
- Tea and Coffee Making Facilities
- Hairdryer
- Safe Box
- Air Conditioning
- Telephone
- Free Wifi
General
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Lift
Service
- 24 Hour Front Desk
Hotel
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Lift
- WiFi Available
Hotel Les Jardins De La Glaciere
Hotel Facilities
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General
- 3 Star
- Outdoor Swimming Pool (Seasonal)
Room
- TV
- Safe Box
- Air Conditioning
- Fridge
- Telephone
- Shower or Bath
- Free Wifi
Hotel
- WiFi Available
Holidays by Rail
Step aboard Eurostar at London St Pancras for a fast and comfortable journey to mainland Europe. On arrival in Amsterdam or Brussels, you will then join connecting services for your onward journey.
Overnight stays in Central London can be arranged as Eurostar departure times are generally early morning and return arrival in the evening, which our Holiday Advisors would be pleased to arrange.
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