• Walking and hiking trail (PR)

capo rosso's german tower

  • Heritage and memory
  • Sport and adventure

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Capo Rosso tower

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Capu Rossu is one of Europe's highest sea cliffs. A beautiful hike takes you along the coast from Capo Rosso to the top of the Genoese tower overlooking the Cape.
From the start of this hike, you'll see the richness of Corsica's flora, made up of immortelles, rockroses, myrtles and lentisks.
Capu Rossu, now deserted, was once densely populated, with no fewer than 17 stone constructions known as "Casette", once used to store straw and wheat and provide shelter for men and their livestock. Goats and sheep produced a fragrant milk that was used to make a delicious cheese: Brocciu, still very famous in the region. After the sheepfold and the grain barn, it's time to climb up to the tower, taking in the less steep south-facing slope. A good path leads to the summit (cairns) and the Turghiu tower. If you go inside, a narrow staircase takes you up to the platform, where a breathtaking view awaits you. The Genoese tower, built on the edge of a 300-metre-high cliff, offers a 360° view of the surrounding landscape and its three sisters: the towers of Omigna, Orchinu and Cargèse.
This hike is best done with hiking boots, which are necessary for most of the route, which is very rocky. It's important to set off early in the morning for this hike, as the sun heats up enormously on this part of the coast. On the outward journey, the climb to Capo Rosso is quite difficult, and you'll need to take plenty of water with you.
The entire trail is visible from the parking lot, so it's still fairly obvious.

Departure

PIANA

Arrival

PIANA

Distance

8 km

Elevation gain

454 m

Negative elevation gain

456 m

Type of route

Linear

Markup colour

yellow

Nature of the route

  • Walking and hiking trail (PR)

Type of locomotion

Pedestrian

Thematic

  • Culture
  • History
  • Nature

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