Calenzana
The northern starting point of GR20, Europe's toughest hiking trail, with a Baroque church in the village and legends of Columbus's tomb.
Calenzana is a hill village about 12 kilometres from Calvi. It is famous as the northern starting point of GR20, Corsica's famous long-distance hiking trail. Every summer large numbers of backpackers set out from here on the roughly 180-kilometre route that runs the full length of Corsica's mountain ridge. You don't have to walk the whole trail: you can follow the first few hours of the mountain path from here. The village has the grand Baroque church of Saint-Blaise and a freestanding bell tower. The nearby Church of Saint-Restitut contains an early Christian stone sarcophagus. The village has supply shops and a hostel for hikers.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Bonifatu Forest
- Lumio
- Church of the Trinity, Aregno
- Sant'Antonino
- Calvi Beach
- Algajola
- Pigna
- Couvent Saint-Dominique de Corbara