Erbalunga Attractions
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At Erbalunga are the ruins of a castle and a watch tower. Beyond this is the little port of Marine de Sisco. The chapel of St-Michel, on a crag 7km/4-1/2mi inland (fine view), dates from the 11th C. To follow the Corse driving tour, or to see other sights in the area, follow the road north past the church of Ste-Catherine (12th and 15th century).
After passing the Tour de Losse, another old Genoese tower, the road comes to Marine de Porticciolo and Santa Severa, at the mouth of the Luri valley. From here a road (D180) cuts across the peninsula by way of Luri to the Col de Ste-Lucie (407 m/1,335ft), with a ruined medieval tower known as the Tower of Seneca, in which the philosopher is said to have been confined in 43-49 A.D.. The road then runs on to Pino, which has the ruins of a Franciscan friary (1486).
The road along the east coast continues from Santa Severa to Macinaggio, where Napoleon landed in 1793, and then turns inland into the hills.
After passing the Tour de Losse, another old Genoese tower, the road comes to Marine de Porticciolo and Santa Severa, at the mouth of the Luri valley. From here a road (D180) cuts across the peninsula by way of Luri to the Col de Ste-Lucie (407 m/1,335ft), with a ruined medieval tower known as the Tower of Seneca, in which the philosopher is said to have been confined in 43-49 A.D.. The road then runs on to Pino, which has the ruins of a Franciscan friary (1486).
The road along the east coast continues from Santa Severa to Macinaggio, where Napoleon landed in 1793, and then turns inland into the hills.
