2015-09-16 St Florent to Calvi, Corsica, France Kate and I set off to do a little shopping and sightseeing this morning before our departure The Church of St Anthony stands in the middle of the square and was built in the 16th Century We visit the Citadel of Saint Florent on the hill overlooking the water The Citadel was built in 1439 A lovely view north up the coast in the direction we came yesterday Looking towards the town from the Citadel This restaurant has an amazing position out over the water in the town At midday we depart and we get a nice send off from our neighbours in the port The impressive Citadel of Saint Florent We all enoyed our visit to the port of Saint Florent The ruins of the Martello tower on Punta de la Mortella Shortly after leaving Saint Florent we stopped for a swim in a wonderful bay called Baie Saleccia It did not take Ric long before swimming to the beach The beach has pure white sand with amazing turquoise water Kate took this fabulous photo of the Tangaroa from the beach The scenery along the coast towards Calvi was quite spectacular We pass the town of Ile Rousse The lighthouse by Ile Rousse A small train takes the tourists around the town of Ile Rousse and out to the point past the ancient tower We continue down the coast to Calvi and in the large bay north of the town we drop our anchor so we can go for a swim before entering the port It seems this spot along the rocks is a popular for fishing and swimming Just before 6pm we enter the attractive port of Calvi In this bar in Calvi, all the seats face the water We take a walk up to the Citadel The Calvi Cathedral in the Citadel is a national monument in Corsica A cool bar for the young people A great view of the port from the Citadel Tangaroa surrounded by small sailing boats Calvi has many quaint local restaurants Eglise Sainte Marie de Calvi Church behind a popular restaurant A well stocked deli We have a great view from our mooring in the port A good Australian barbecue for dinner tonight Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Δ
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