Pieve di U Pinu

As the starting point for the legendary GR20 and the Tra Mare e Monti trail – between sea and mountains – the village welcomes numerous walkers every year on their way to the summits ofMonte Grossu. Beyond its reputation as a hiker’s paradise, Calinzanais also a farming village where goat and sheep farming, viticulture, beekeeping and olive growing still play an important role. The village retains a certain spiritual dimension, exemplified by its Baroque Church of Saint Blaise and the Chapel ofSanta Restituta – Saint Restitude – patron saint of the Balagne and the destination of an annual pilgrimage.

Perched on a hill overlooking the valley, uMuncale faces the Monte Grossu massif. The village has developed around agriculture, benefiting from land well-suited to olive groves, orchards and terraced fields. Once a key route between Balagne and central Corsica via the Bocca di u Muncale – Col de Moncale – it retains a peaceful way of life today, with the agricultural landscape still very much in evidence. From the village’s higher ground, the views of the mountains and the plain serve as a reminder of the importance of this natural crossroads throughout the ages.