Calanques de Piana
D81 · Porto (Ota) → Piana · France (Corsica)
- Length
- 7 miles
- Drive time
- 30 min
- Type
- Technical road
- Region
- Europe
Before you go: ⚠ Very narrow through the calanques; summer traffic crawls — go at dawn
The D81 squeezes between UNESCO-listed towers of red granite above the Gulf of Porto — rock arches over the road, sea 300 m below, and nowhere to pass a coach. Corsica's signature miles.
Highlights of the Calanques de Piana
- Red granite towers
- UNESCO gulf views
- Roches Bleues café in the rocks
Drive the Calanques de Piana
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