Car hire in Ajaccio

Ajaccio, Napoleon's birthplace, looks out over one of the Mediterranean's most beautiful gulfs, with the Sanguinaires islands glowing red at sunset. It's the gateway to western Corsica: the Corsica of red granite coves, the gulfs of Porto and Valinco, and corniche roads that justify the trip all by themselves.

In Corsica a car is practically compulsory: there's no railway to the south of the island, and inter-town buses run on minimal timetables, especially outside July and August. Collecting your vehicle at Ajaccio-Napoléon Bonaparte airport, around fifteen minutes from the centre, is the logical way to begin.

Why hire a car in Ajaccio

• The best beaches of the gulf — Capo di Feno, Terre Sacrée, Portigliolo — are scattered, with no public transport reaching them.
• The Calanques de Piana and the Scandola reserve can only be enjoyed by driving the D81 corniche road, one of the most beautiful in Europe.
• Airport pick-up avoids transfers: in Corsica taxis are expensive and bus routes few and far between.

Day trips near Ajaccio

• Calanques de Piana — Red granite spires plunging into the sea along a road carved into the rock, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, about 1 hr 45 min to the north.
• Îles Sanguinaires and Pointe de la Parata — The far end of the gulf with a Genoese tower, coastal paths and the island's most famous sunsets, about 25 minutes from the centre.
• Gulf of Valinco and Propriano — Wide beaches, the hilltop village of Olmeto and the Filitosa menhirs close by, about 1 hr 10 min along the southern coast road.
• Bonifacio — A citadel perched on white limestone cliffs facing Sardinia; the classic full-day outing from Ajaccio, about 2 hr 30 min away.

Where to pick up your car

• Aeropuerto de Ajaccio

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