Location : about 50 km north west of Porto-Vecchio
and 30 km south of Solenzara
Bavella is a highlight of the corsican mountain.
For a very
good reason : fon one side the mountain pass, and on the other
side the forest.
It summarizes itself the particularities of
the island relief, with dramatic rock formation and colours from
most delicate red to the darkest grey and all “sprinkled” with
giant Laricio pines.
The most beautiful panoramas on the Bavella Needles can be seen
at the passed called Col de Bavella ( 1218m high ) inside the
regional reserve.
That is too the point of departure of many
walks for all level,s in particular for the geological curiosity
for the known as “Hole of the Bomb”.
Accessible in
1 hour under the shade of the pines, it allows us to approach
without too much hasard the world of high mountains.
From the oriental coast, you have the choice of the roads: the
D368 from Porto Vecchio and Zonza and further north, the D268
from Solenzara.
It is the latter-very winding and
narrow-you have to take to admire the variety of the landscapes,
from the
river of Solenzara and its natural swimming pools to its immense
rocky cliffs next to the pass. We will prefer the road D368,
via the very beautiful massif of the Ospedale.
The village of
the same name notably offers a very beautiful view on the gulf
of Porto Vecchio.
Warning : In summer, there are so many tourists that it is not
unlike a mountain stage of the “tour de France”.
Bavella
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