Guide to Borgo

A peaceful oasis where good food, good company and lashings of sunshine are the order of the day, Borgo has all the right ingredients for a blissfully relaxing holiday.

Borgo is an Italian word meaning 'the new town outside the walls of an old town'. And perhaps unsurprisingly, that's exactly what you'll find when you arrive in Borgo. Borgo is a peaceful suburb of Bastia, filled with pretty villas, where time slips by unnoticed. Just the ticket if you're looking to escape the routines of home. Revel in vivid blue skies streaked silver with sunlight. Celebrate the delights of fresh coffee and delicate pastries for breakfast. And, most importantly, enjoy every second of unadulterated relaxation this beautiful corner of Corsica has to offer. Days can be spent idly drinking coffee at pavement cafes or selecting the choicest cuts of wild boar at the charcuterie. Sample prizuttu, a type of cured ham, or return to your villa laden with lonzu, a smoked pork fillet, for your barbecue feast. For some typically Corsican accompaniments, peruse the isles of one of the small supermarkets. Stock up on crusty bread, juicy figs and goats cheese – perfect for rustic lunches. In Borgo, lazy days are followed by leisurely nights. With nothing more taxing than dinner, drinks and good-humoured conversation to fill the moonlight hours, you'll wake to face each new day refreshed, re-energised and raring to go. If you find yourself looking the buzz of a bigger town, Bastia is just 25 minutes away. In Place St-Nicholas, the heart of Bastia, the pavements beat with life as restaurants fill their tables and bars open their doors to thirsty customers. But perhaps the best way to end the day is with dinner at one of the restaurants that overlook the port – with the finest views in the city, it really is a feast for all the senses.

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