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Access by car: 1.5 km from Oletta on the D82 towards Saint-Florent, or 8 km from Saint-Florent towards Oletta. Take the road to the Couvent Saint-François at the sign for Discothèque La Conca. Park in Place du Couvent.
Please note: from early June to late September, the Oletta craft market is held on Tuesdays and Fridays from 9.00 am to 1.00 pm. During this period, the town hall opens a car park alongside the D82.
Markings: yellow paint. Signage: wooden signs. Street names in Corsican in the narrow streets of Oletta.
(S/E) Take the Strada Di U Cunventu and walk past the La Conca venue.
(1) Continue along the road, cross a small bridge and reach a Y-junction. Turn right onto the path that climbs beneath the oak trees. At the end of the path, follow the track to the right and the wooden signs pointing towards the village.
At the second junction, turn left onto the path that climbs and continue for 350 m, keeping to the right.
You’ll reach the wooden sign for ‘Oletta Centre – Ruelles’. Carry on straight ahead until you reach the D38 road.
(2) Cross the D38, walk up for 20 metres and take Carrughju Vincent de Morlas. Continue along Carrughju Archiatre Saliceti until it ends. Cross the village road and head up Carrughju Generale Oletta opposite.
Carry on along Stretta Dominique Ghirlanda, then, at the end of the cobbled street, take the tarmac road Strada di u Muntaghjò which climbs to the right.
After 100 metres, on the left, take the Carrughju Petrone Montalti steps to the end.
(3) At the end, turn immediately left between the houses on Carrughju Prete Saliceti Dettu Peverinu. When you reach the viewpoint, take the steps leading down.
After 50 metres, stop at the bread oven, then go down the concrete track and turn right at the ‘No Through Road’ sign. Follow Scalinata Di A Pardina, then Carrughju Paul Guidi.
You’ll reach the Church of Sant’Andria d’Oletta. Walk past the war memorial in Piazza Nova.
(4) At the start of Traversa Martha Angelici, take the steps on the left between the houses and reach the road – Corsu Mathieu Piazza Alessandrini – which you follow downhill for 100 metres. Then take the municipal footpath leading down to the right. At the bottom, turn right.
(5) Continue along the path to the right, following the wooden signpost for ‘Couvent’. Walk past the Mersulaccia Fountain.
Follow the path to the end, cross the dry riverbed and reach the road to the convent at the original junction.
(6) Turn right, following the wooden sign for ‘Retour parking’ (S/E) Car park at Place du Couvent Saint François.
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