Saint-Florent

Saint-Florent (Corsican: San Fiurenzu) is a small town of 1,681 (2019) on the French island of Corsica.



Get in
The town has no airport - the nearest is in Bastia, about 45 minutes' drive. There is no train station. You can arrive by boat as the town has a marina. There is a large free car park on the road towards the cathedral. There's paid parking for €1.20 per hour next to the marina.

By taxi
A taxi from Bastia costs €68.

Get around
It's a small place, so everywhere is accessible by foot.

See
The pretty harbour and harbourside restaurants. There's a citadel just behind the port.

Buy
Fish from the poissonerie.

Eat
There are many restaurants in St Florent, many specialising in seafood. Most of them offer a dish of the day for a reduced price (€13-19) at lunch or dinner.

Note that the supermarkets close just after noon and reopen in the late afternoon until 19:00.

Drink
There are plenty of cafe-bars too.

Go next
The nearby village of Oletta has a wondeful 'auberge' which serves superb food with an even more amazing view.