Corse-du-Sud has kilometres of coastline with crystal clear waters as wells as majestic mountains.
Ajaccio, on the west coast, is set on what has been called the most beautiful gulf in the world: overlooking the îles Sanguinaires, which glow a dramatic red in the setting sun. It is also the port where Napoleon was born and home to a Napoléon museum. It has pastel-coloured houses and a daily market with delicacies such as Corsican cheese, pastries and liqueurs.
The southern sawtooth coastline offers the visitor Bonifacio, an unforgettable town perched over sea cliffs like stone corbels.
For the authentic Corsican experience head inland to Sartene, where you'll find traditional grey-stone houses and traditions such as the Procession du Catenacciu - when villagers re-enact the Passion on the eve of Good Friday and a barefoot penitent drags a cross through the town.
