The Corsican Maquis: Wild Flora and Magic Scents
The maquis is not just a shrub. It's a dense Mediterranean forest, a living ecosystem where trees, herbs, and scents blend into a natural symphony. Around Porto-Vecchio, it covers the hills right outside your hotel.
What Is the Maquis?
- Lavender, thyme, rosemary, yellow broom, maritime pine
- Fire-resistant and drought-tolerant for millennia
- Habitat for wild boars, hares, and birds
And that scent? It clings to your clothes from morning. The maquis is the smell of Corsica.
3 Must-Do Hikes From Your Hotel
- Capraia di Bonifatu (GR20 trail, start from Palombaggia beach)
- Scandola Reserve (shuttle from Porto-Vecchio)
- Cape Mortu (view of the Sanguinaires islands)
Your hotel features a panoramic pool with sea views, perfect after a day in the mountains. And breakfast on the terrace with pine views? A Corsican moment of grace.
Just steps from Palombaggia beach and 10 minutes from your hotel, the maquis awaits.
Book your stay at the Private Hotel Corsica, your paradise between sea and maquis.