Beyond the M25

Ajaccio

The imperial city — birthplace of Napoléon, FFGR Corsica's home port.

Bonifacio

The cliff-top citadel above the Strait — limestone and turquoise.

Porto-Vecchio

The salt-pans town and its legendary southern beaches.

Bastia

The Genoese port city — baroque churches and the Vieux-Port.

Calvi

The Genoese citadel and the bay of pines and snow-capped peaks.

Porto

The UNESCO gulf of red porphyry and the Calanche de Piana.

Saint-Florent

The Corsican Saint-Tropez — yachts, vineyards and the Agriates.

Propriano

The gulf of Valinco — marina, thermal springs and Sartène's gateway.

Corte

The historic mountain capital — citadel above the Restonica gorge.

Porticcio

Ajaccio's elegant beach resort across the gulf.

L'Île-Rousse

The red-rock town of the Balagne — market squares and pine-fringed sands.

Cap Corse

The island's northern finger — Genoese towers and the marine villages.

Sartène

"The most Corsican of Corsican towns" — granite and tradition.

Zonza

The Alta Rocca village beneath the Aiguilles de Bavella.

Figari

The southern airport gateway to Bonifacio and Porto-Vecchio.

Sainte-Lucie-de-Porto-Vecchio

Pinarello bay and the eastern beaches.

Pinarello

The crescent bay and its emblematic Genoese tower.

Palombaggia

The most photographed beach in Corsica — pines and white sand.

Santa Giulia

The turquoise lagoon beach of the deep south.

Piana

One of France's most beautiful villages, above the Calanche.

Cargèse

The Greek village of the west coast — twin churches facing the sea.

Sagone

The wide gulf and the long sands of the western coast.

Tiuccia

The Gulf of Liscia and the Capigliolo beaches.

Îles Sanguinaires

The blood-red islets at the mouth of the Ajaccio gulf.

Vizzavona

The forest pass and the cascades des Anglais.

Col de Bavella

The granite spires and the GR20's most dramatic stage.

Gorges de la Restonica

The glacial gorge and high lakes above Corte.

Patrimonio

Corsica's first AOC — muscat and red wines of the Nebbio.

Filitosa

The carved menhir statues of Corsica's prehistory.

Réserve de Scandola

The UNESCO marine reserve, reachable only by sea.

Girolata

The roadless cove between Porto and Scandola.

Campomoro

The Valinco beach guarded by the largest Genoese tower.

Tizzano

The wild southern coast and Domaine de Murtoli.

Rondinara

The perfect horseshoe bay between Bonifacio and Porto-Vecchio.

Erbalunga

The painted marine village of Cap Corse.

Centuri

The tiny lobster port at the tip of Cap Corse.

Macinaggio

The Cap Corse marina and the Sentier des Douaniers.

Algajola

The Balagne's small citadel and family beach.

Lumio

The Balagne hillside above the gulf of Calvi.

Pigna

The artisans' village of the Balagne — music and crafts.

Sant'Antonino

One of France's most beautiful perched villages.

Speloncato

The Balagne village pierced by its rock tunnel.

Quenza

The Alta Rocca village beneath the Coscione plateau.

Levie

The Alta Rocca and the Pianu di Levie archaeology.

Sainte-Lucie-de-Tallano

The granite village of the Rizzanèse valley.

Olmeto

The hillside village above the gulf of Valinco.

Cauro

The mountain gateway south of Ajaccio.

Bastelica

The mountain village and the Val d'Ese ski slopes.

Évisa

The chestnut village above the Spelunca gorge.

Haut-Asco

The Monte Cinto valley and Corsica's only ski station.

Ghisonaccia

The eastern plain — long beaches and Aléria's Roman ruins.

Aléria

The Greco-Roman capital of ancient Corsica.

Solenzara

The eastern marina and gateway to Bavella.

Porto-Pollo

The quiet beach village of the Valinco's north shore.

Tolla

The mountain lake above the Prunelli gorge.

Cuttoli-Corticchiato

The wine villages of the Ajaccio AOC hills.

Nice

The Riviera capital — Promenade des Anglais and the airport hub.

Monaco

The Principality — Casino de Monte-Carlo and the Grand Prix.

Cannes

La Croisette, the Festival and the Lérins islands.

Saint-Tropez

The harbour of legend — Pampelonne and the citadel.

Porto Cervo

The Costa Smeralda's glamorous heart, across the Strait.

Portofino

The Ligurian fishing harbour beloved of yachts and grandees.

Genoa

La Superba — Renaissance palaces and the Ligurian gateway.

Marseille

The Phocaean port — Vieux-Port, calanques and the MuCEM.

La Maddalena

The Sardinian archipelago of pink sands, off Corsica's south.

Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat

The Riviera's most exclusive peninsula of villas.

Antibes

The yacht harbour, the ramparts and the Picasso museum.

Menton

The lemon city on the Italian frontier.

Èze

The eagle's-nest village above the Riviera.

Cassis

The fishing port at the foot of the calanques.

Aix-en-Provence

Cézanne's city of fountains and plane-shaded boulevards.

Rome

The Eternal City — the Vatican and the Via Condotti.

Florence

The cradle of the Renaissance — Uffizi and the Arno.

Milan

Italy's design capital — the Quadrilatero d'Oro.

Portovenere

The Ligurian harbour at the edge of the Cinque Terre.

Capri

The Tyrrhenian island of the Faraglioni and the Piazzetta.

Olbia

The Costa Smeralda's gateway airport in Sardinia.

Cagliari

The Sardinian capital — Castello quarter and Poetto beach.

Barcelona

Gaudí's city and the Passeig de Gràcia.

Palma de Mallorca

The Balearic capital — cathedral, marina and Serra de Tramuntana.

Ibiza

The Balearic island of beach clubs and hidden coves.

Saint-Raphaël

The Esterel coast and the gateway to the Var.

Hyères

The palm city and the Porquerolles islands.

Porquerolles

The protected island of white sands off the Var coast.

Lake Como

The lake of villas — Bellagio and the grand hotels.

Naples

The Bay, Vesuvius and the gateway to the Amalfi Coast.

Amalfi Coast

Positano, Ravello and the cliff-side corniche.

Strait of Bonifacio

The marine corridor between Corsica and Sardinia.

Elba

Napoléon's island of exile, off the Tuscan coast.

Pisa

The leaning tower and the Tuscan coastal gateway.

Cinque Terre

The five Ligurian villages of the UNESCO coast.

Saint-Paul-de-Vence

The art village of the hinterland — the Fondation Maeght.

Grasse

The world capital of perfume, above the Riviera.

Mougins

The gastronomic hill village above Cannes.

London

The capital of restraint and grandeur — FFGR's founding city.

Paris

The Maison de l'Élégance — Place Vendôme to Avenue Montaigne.

Geneva

Lake Léman — banks, watches and discretion.

Dubai

The Gulf metropolis — gold, towers and the desert beyond.

Marrakech

The Red City — riads, the Medina and the Atlas beyond.

New York

Manhattan — the meridian of ambition.

Miami

The Atlantic Riviera — South Beach, art and the bay.

Doha

The Gulf capital of museums, the Corniche and the desert.

Rome

The Eternal City — a short jet from the island.

Zurich

Bahnhofstrasse and the Swiss financial seat.

Abu Dhabi

The Louvre, the Corniche and Yas Island.

Singapore

The Lion City — Marina Bay and Orchard Road.

Hong Kong

The harbour metropolis of the Far East.

Los Angeles

The Pacific capital of cinema and the Hills.

Gstaad

The discreet alpine retreat — Saanen FBO.

Courchevel

The Alps' grandest ski resort — altiport arrivals.

St Moritz

Alpine grand-hotel tradition since 1864.

Vienna

The imperial capital of music and palaces.

Lisbon

The Atlantic capital of light and tile.

Athens

The cradle of the West — the Acropolis and the Riviera.

Mykonos

The Cycladic island of white and blue.

Istanbul

The city of two continents — the Bosphorus and the bazaar.