Col de Vergio
D84 · Porto (Ota) → Calacuccia · France (Corsica)
- Length
- 25 miles
- Drive time
- 1 h 15 min
- Type
- Mountain pass
- Region
- Europe
Before you go: Snow possible at the col Nov–Apr
Corsica's highest road pass (1,477 m): up the Spelunca gorge from Porto through Evisa's chestnut forests, over the top by the Paglia Orba, and down to the Niolo valley — watch for pigs on the tarmac.
Highlights of the Col de Vergio
- Spelunca gorge
- Aïtone forest pools
- Free-range pigs, genuinely
Where to stop on the Col de Vergio
- Vito station, Porto fuel — Last fuel before the mountains — none over the col until the Niolo valley
- Castel de Vergio food — Hotel-restaurant just below the col, a GR20 walkers' base — open May to early October
- Col de Vergio viewpoint — Corsica's highest road pass at 1,477 m — Christ-Roi statue and free-roaming pigs
Drive the Col de Vergio
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