Parc de Saleccia — Attraction in Calvi

This park is a place to visit if you are in the Balagne area, especially in a day in with the weather is not too hot. I loved this place because of the variety and the quantity of threes and plants, well notified by their names. You can visit the parc through many paths, shorter or longer. The normal one, with many stops and a relaxed walk, will take you 2 hours. Our 2 yo baby was able to do that by walking all the time. In addition, within the park you will find many statues made of iron representing animals and fairies. Within the park it's present also a very nice restaurant, with affordable prizes, that by rule use only local product for its dishes. We tried it and we really enjoyed the meal, with specific...

Lovely to find this parc. We visited in September, knowing the long hot summer would offer us only the hardiest flowers and greenery. A meandering pathway with many information boards and opportunities for shady repose is sympathetic to any explorer with a mind to learn. At the pinnacle of the parc you can find a kind of amphi theatre made from local rocks where you can admire from afar the deepest blue sea confettied with white waters whipped by the Corsican winds. If your tour leaves you hungry there is al fresco eating which provides colourful plates of loacal veg' and Corsican cheeses. Don't miss out on the Cafe gourmand dessert. A September visit left me inspired to return in...

Set in the hills near to the Île Rousse in the north of Corsica, this parkland is well worth a visit. The gardens are well maintained snd there are information panels too. As we visited in October there were not too many flowers to see, but the general planting and borders would look lovely in Spring and summer. If you have time, have lunch at the café - the food is all from local producers and very tasty. We had an amazing croque Monsieur and a mixed dishes of local Corsican meats and cheese - lovely! The cats are very...