Hiking - Genoese Tower of Capo Rosso

Details of the activity

Hike from Capu Rossu, in the Calanche de Piana. The path is easy at the beginning and winds under a vegetation cover made up of rosemary, myrtles, strawberry trees and other shrubs of the maquis dominated in places by holm oaks and large twisting olive trees. The renovated site will make you discover Capu Rossu is one of the highest sea cliffs in Europe. A beautiful hike allows you to discover the coast of Capo Rosso up to the top of the Genoese tower which overlooks the Cape.

The path is easy at the beginning and winds under a vegetation cover made up of rosemary, myrtles, strawberry trees and other shrubs of the maquis dominated in places by holm oaks and large twisting olive trees. The renovated site will make you discover fountains and forgotten gardens. Capu Rossu, today deserted, was once well populated, inherited no less than 17 stone constructions, called "Casette" and which were once used to store straw and wheat and shelter for the men and their beasts. Goats and sheep gave there a perfumed milk which was used for the manufacture of a delicious cheese: the Brocciu, still very famous in the region. After the sheepfold and the wheat area it is the ascent to the tower, we climb the summit by its less steep slope: the south. A good path provides access to the summit (cairns) and the tower of Turghiu. If you enter, a narrow staircase will allow you to reach the platform and there and indeed a breathtaking view is offered to you. The Genoese tower, built on the edge of a cliff more than 300 meters high, gives a 360° view of the surrounding landscape and its three sisters: the towers of Omigna, Orchinu and Cargèse.

This hike is to be done with hiking shoes, shoes which are necessary on almost the entire route which is very rocky. It is important to leave early in the morning to do this hike because the sun is very hot on this part of the coast. On the outward journey, the climb to Capo Rosso is quite difficult and you should also not neglect the amount of water to take with you.

The entire trail is visible from the parking lot, so the route remains fairly obvious.