Domaine de Murtoli, Corsica

The Domaine de Murtoli was the highlight of our trip to Corsica!

Our Bergerie, A Filetta was fantastic!

This was the sign, at the last junction of dirt roads, to find it.... apparently they do have people getting lost, not surprisingly!
The red door was very welcoming...

and the interior no less so...

The bedroom was small, quite simple but very comfortable..

and the bathroom was charming..

We were totally happy....... and this was before we checked the outside area...
Pool with a sea view... in the distance ( they own all of that property in between!)

Nice sitting area...

And a totally equipped outdoor kitchen, duplicating all that was in the interior kitchen, even down to the Nespresso coffee makers!

And there was even a laundry room...

We would return in a heartbeat.....
Its amazing what they have achieved by restoring original sheepfolds....

It was all rather idyllic........ being lost on a mountain...... but being looked after on a daily basis.......
closest bergerie.......1 to 2 kms
closest neighbors............ lots of boars, just beside us! And of course, beautiful lizards.......

Our next adventure....Corsica...starting with Cap Corse!

Corsica is so close to mainland France (or the Continent, as they call it in Corsica!), but we had never visited... until now!
We took an overnight car ferry from Toulon to Bastia..

We  booked on Corsica Ferries as we heard that the alternative ferry SNMC was not as reliable.
This was a great choice... very OK cabins

and surprisingly good food, for a ferry!!

We were also introduced to Corsican wines for the first time.... which are really very good!! We tried the Domaine Gentile and later stopped by their winery in Patrimonio.
And their grappa was excellent..... allowed us to sleep until we arrived in Bastia!

The boat docked early morning so once again we were up at sunrise...

which gave us a full day to tour around Cap Corse.  We first stopped in Bastia for breakfast and then went on to Erbalunga.

Which was a little dead at that time of the morning...

It was however worth a stop... and we would not mind going back there. In fact I noticed a new B&B, with a great location, and with a sea view.....

 and very reasonably priced......

Then on to Centuri for lunch.

This is a small fishing village and every restaurant seemed to have its own fishing boat.... so they had  caught whatever local fish was on the menu.  We did have a great lunch in a nice restaurant La Bella Vista....

...... in a really nice location....

And chose one of the blackboard specials............

Then on to Nonza, which now has no swimming allowed from its beach, as it is asbestos polluted!

Note the road in the background... this was fairly typical of the days drive!
The church was nice, as was the little cafe area..