Corte in winter

Corte is in Upper Corsica.

Understand

Corte (Corsican: Corti) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of Corsica. It is the fourth-largest city in Corsica (after Ajaccio, Bastia, and Porto-Vecchio).

Get in

By car

National roads lead to Corte from Ajaccio and Bastia.

By train

Corte is also linked to Ajaccio, Bastia and Calvi by the Chemin de fer de la Corse (Corsican Railway), and is served by trains running between Ajaccio and Calvi, and Ajaccio and Bastia.

• 1 Corte railway station (Gare de Corte). (updated Apr 2020)

See

Corte's citadel

• 1 Corte citadel (A citadella). The citadel of Corte was the first of the seven Corsican citadels. It was the only one built inland and its three levels of defence make it an exceptional site in Europe. It was built in two stages, 350 years apart: in 1419, Vincentello d'lstria, built the castle, also called "Eagle's Nest", at the top of the rock overlooking the city. In 1769, under the orders of the Count of Vaux, French troops began the construction of the citadel.  
• 2 Museum of Corsica (Museu di a Corsica), ☏ + 33 4 95 45 25 45, museudiacorsica@isula.corsica. Mid-Jan to Mar: Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00; Apr to mid-Jun: Tu-Su 10:00-18:00; late Jun to mid-Sep: daily 10:00-19:00; late Sep-end Oct: Tu-Su 10:00-18:00. Exhibitions on traditional rural Corsica by travelers and ethnologists over the centuries, and the problems of current anthropology. Adult €5.50, senior child/youth (10-25) €3. (updated Dec 2023)
• University of Corsica Pasquale Paoli. This is a French university, based in Corte. It is under the Academy of Corsica.  

Do

• Hiking and snow sports.
• Canyoning in the surrounding mountains and streams. Among the possible destinations are 1 Zoicu. 2 Tavignanu, 3 Vecchio, 4 Richiusa.

Buy

A stone house in Corte

Eat

• 1 Paglia Orba, 5 Faubourg St Antoine, ☏ +33 4 95 34 47 21. M–Sa 12:00–14:00, 19:00–23:00. Copious portions of delicious Corsican food. Friendly service and a good view too. (updated Nov 2017)

Sleep

There are two campsites in Corte:

• 1 Camping Alivetu (900m from the train station on the river Restonica). €27 for two people per night. (updated Nov 2017)
• Camping Restonica (Located close to the big supermarket, on the river Restonica). €25 for two people per night. (updated Nov 2017)

Go next

• Restonica Valley