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Visit Iles Sanguinaires

One of the more common boat trips from Ajaccio, the Isles Sanguinaires (together forming the Archipelago of the sanguinaires) are about 15km from the town by boat but only just off the headland at Pointe de la Parata. The tour takes a few hours but is well worth the time.

Best visited at sunset to see them at their most photogenic, the islands are a designated reserve for sea birds and other wildlife and have a fascinating and diverse habitat with many plant species not found on the Corsican mainland.

There is a lookout tower on top of one of the Iles Sanguinaires that dates from 1608 and the Genoese occupation of Corsica - situated towards the southern end of the archipelago.