Sartenais and the Gulf of Valinco

      The town of Sartène, dominates the basin of Rizzanese and Baracci, the gulf of encircled Valinco of turns génoises and the seaside resort of Propriano. The surroundings are richent splendid old men villages with traditional architecture. Hung to semi-slope in olive groves centenaries, they overhang the sea and the mountain. In the north and the south of the gulf remain of spectacular vestiges of Civilizations Mégalithiques and Torréennes (sites of Filitosa, Cauria, Palaggiu…).

      In Sartène you will be able to visit the Museum of prehistory, to discover the old city, etc… Every Good Friday, you will attend the famous procession of Catenacciu, which commemorates the rise of penitent with the martyrdom, being identified with Christ chains with the feet, carrying the cross. In Viggianello you will have a splendid point of view on the gulf of Valinco.

      This area is also that of the return to the sources: the site of Filitosa and its inscribed menhirs, alignments of Cauria and the extraordinary dolmen of Fontanaccia… As many testimonys of Corsica prehistory. The road of the sea to the villages passes by Propriano, Tizzano, Campomoro and arrives at Fozzano where always grinds the shade of Colomba, the heroin of Prosper Mérimée.

      The gulf shelters splendid splits and ranges, such San antone or Campomoro; Campomoro which with its small fishing port, is jealously kept by the old woman tower génoise. In transparent water of each split, sea urchins, mullets, rascasses or lobsters are a basket for the fishermen. The bay of Campomoro very calm out-season, attracts in summer much boats of pleasure. The village which plank the 3000 people in July and August, with despite everything preserving are landscape of the promoters and “bétonneurs”.