Making the most of Saint Florent Corsica
Use these notes to shape a realistic day ashore, then confirm any time-sensitive information for the date of your call.
Arriving at the port
Ships tender passengers at this port.
In Corsica's Haute-Corse department, Saint Florent is a French fishing port and a popular summer vacation destination, close to famous Patrimonio vineyards and their wine tastings. Throughout the summer vacation season, expensive boats crowd the busy marina, town life's center. Saint-Florent's monuments, built with the city in 1440, include the Genoese citadel and Romanesque Saint-Florent Cathedral.
Getting around
Stroll Saint-Florent's docks and old-neighborhood streets to the open Parish Church of St. Anne XVII and Piazza Posta, as Saint-Florentin call the former post, or Doria. Its "frogs" fountain delights children and brings summer freshness. From there, at the heart of town, access the remarkable fifteenth century Citadel, whose esplanade overlooks the Gulf and Marinuccia, the typical small navy of the former fishing village of Saint Florent.
Food and shopping
Many cafés face the sea in the shade of trees.
Money
Currency: Euro.
Staying connected
Use 112 as the local emergency number.
Opening Hours and
Most French shops, businesses, information services, museums and banks remain open all day. Smaller shops and enterprises may close for lunch between 12.30pm and 2pm. Big shops generally trade Monday to Saturday, 8 or 9am to 6.30 or 7.30pm; smaller shops Tuesday to Saturday, although some open Monday afternoon. Boulangeries and food shops can always be found open when others close, normally until noon on Sunday.