What is the landscape of Corsica like?
A view towards Cintu Corsica is mountainous and its highest point is Monte Cintu at 2710 metres. It has twenty other mountains of over two thousand metres and the average altitude is 560m. Corsica has the highest mountains and the most rivers of any Mediterranean island. The mountains run roughly North West to south east and cut the island in two. The coastline of Corsica is 1000 kilometres long (20% of France’s coast) and has amazing cliffs, long sandy beaches and many hidden coves. It is almost certainly the least ‘spoiled’ coastline of France. The Bay of Calvi See Corsicas Mountains, Coast and Outdoor Pursuits.