In the heart of Corsica, Guitera Village is located in the Haut Taravo Valley (South Corsica), half way between the Fiumorbu plain on the East side and the Ajaccio plain on the West side. This small mountain village (620 meters altitude) is renowned for its production of delicatessen still traditionally home-made. The main activities are agriculture and pork and cow breeding.

HOW TO GET THERE

By car or motorcycle

• From Ajaccio (1 hour or so) : take the RN196 road to Bonifacio, 2,5km after the Col-St-Georges, take the turning on your left - D83 to Ste-Marie-Siché/Zicavo, follow this road for almost half an hour, then, 4km after Corrano take the D28 on your left.

• From Bastia ( about 2h30) : take the RN193 to Bonifacio, when you get to Ghisonaccia take the D344 on your right to Ghisoni, then the D69 to Col de Verde, reach Cozzano where you take the D83 to Ajaccio, after the Bains-de-Guitera, turn off to your right onto the D28.

• From Figari (2h) : take the D859, then the RN196 to Propriano, when you get to Grosseto take the D83 to Ste-Marie-Siché/Zicavo, follow this road for almost half an hour, then, 4km after Corrano turn onto the D28.

By foot

• Guitera-les-Bains is a stopping point half way along the path of the Mare a Mare Centre (orange marks). The Mare a Mare Centre joins Ghisonaccia to Porticcio crossing Corsica in a week’s walk. You reach Guitera from Cozzano in 5h30 by two different paths (both of them with orange marks) : the first one goes across Zicavo (where you can stock up on fresh supplies), you may also take a bath in the waterfall or in the hot springs before you get to Guitera-les-Bains ; the second one crosses several small typical villages : Sampolo, Giovicacce, Tasso then arrives at the top of the village, walk down to the gîte.

• If you take the path from Porticcio to Ghisonaccia, you will reach Guitera after a 4 hour walk from Quasquara. After you cross Frasseto village, you go up to Bocca di Lera then go down to
Guitera-les-Bains . You may walk through a half an hour detour to Punta di Bozzi (yellow marks). It is worth doing it if you’d like to enjoy a fabulous viewpoint over the Taravo valley.

• The gîte of Guitera-les-Bains is also a good resting point (about half way) between the GR20 and Ajaccio (2 days walk).

By Bus
Santoni buses travel from Zicavo to Ajaccio every day except Sundays. You can catch the bus around 7 o'clock in the morning in front of the petrol station at the Baths (a half hour walk from the gîte).

GUITERA-LES-BAINS

Guitera-les-Bains is composed of two different hamlets :

• Vutera (corsican name), 4 kilometers up from the Baths

where you can find the Auberge
Chez Paul-Antoine and the village hall. The Auberge
Chez Paul-Antoine is just after the small stone bridge when you get to the village.

•  the Baths, by the Taravo river, where the hot springs of the ancient spa still flow. You can still see the old water-cure establishment and closed hotels.

You will be welcome there at the bar and petrol station which also sells cigarettes. The post office is right across the street.