2016-06-24 Porto Pollo to Cargese, Corsica

Departing Porto Pollo

….to continue our journey up the west coast of Corsica

Through the heat haze, is the large port of Ajaccio where we spent time visiting last year

An unlucky yacht on the rocks in Anse Ste Barbe in the Golfe d’Ajaccio where we stopped for a swim

Approaching the popular anchorage by Iles Sanguinaires

Little remains of the ancient fort that once stood on this site on Grand Sanguinaire

We decide to continue on as the forecast is for winds in the next few days

Baie de Liscia with it’s lovely beach

Some lovely villas cover the hillside in the north of the bay

We pass so many inviting beaches on our travels

rriving in Cargese we choose to anchor by the port

Arriving in Cargese we choose to anchor out by the port

argese has Greek origins which once visited can be seen by the church and around the village

Cargese has Greek origins which once visited the influence can be seen by the church and around the village

After the dinghy is secured in the port we get some more exercise walking up the steep slope to the village on the hill

The Cargese Port

The small village has 2 churches built opposite one another, one being Greek Orthodox and the other Catholic. The locals here in the village all live together in harmony, which is wonderful

A panoramic view overlooking the port

The Latin Church of the Assumption was the first church built in Cargese in 1825

The interior of the church

Boules is practised on the terrace infront of the church

A couple of the local young men practice boules on the terrace in front of the church

We continue our walk around to the 2nd church in the town looking back at the lovely view of the picturesque village

We pass the Yuka Bar which looks groovy!

Siesta time for some patrons in the Yuka Bar

The 2nd church of the small village is the Greek Catholic Church of Saint Spyridon, construction was started in 1852 but was completed many years later