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About this house rental
It is with joy that we welcome you to this stone house, in the heart of the village of Porri, in Castagniccia. Between sea and mountains, silence and memory, you will stay in a simple, rooted and inspired place, where time takes on another measure.
The Tower is a typical old building, carefully restored. It stands proudly in the centre of the village, a living memory of past generations. A vertical house on four levels, it accommodates:
on the first floor, a self-contained studio with patio,
on the first floor, a living room, kitchen and shower room,
on the second floor, two bedrooms,PGJyPg
on the third level, a fourth bedroom.PGJyPgPGJyPgPGJyPgPGJyPg
Its roof terrace, accessible in a few steps, offers breathtaking views of the eastern plain, the Tyrrhenian Sea and the surrounding mountains. On a clear day, you can see as far as the Tuscan archipelago. A perfect place to enjoy the dawn, gaze at the stars or share a drink at sunset.
🛏️ The Studio
Self-contained studio on the first floor with adjoining patio
Comfortable double bed, private shower room, equipped kitchenette
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✨ ☕ Coffee is available to start the day in gentleness
🌿 Some herbs from the garden can be picked with respect for a natural infusion.
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🚶 ♂️ Access to the Tower
From the church square, go down the alley: the tower is on your left, between two terraced houses. The entrance to the studio is on the first floor.
📍 Nearby
🚶 ♂️ Walking:PGJyPg
Sajabicu: ancient medieval village of which traces remain. Accessible by footpath
Grotte de la Résistance: refuge of the Corsican maquisards in 1943
Truchinacce (Silvarecciu): initiatory clearing with three standing stones
San Anghjulu walk (Silvarecciu): ridge walk with superb views
Horseback riding: to be discovered on site or at the tourist offices
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🚲 Bike rides: several routes crisscross the hills and surrounding villages, between nature and heritage
🏖️ By car:
Venzolasca, Penta-di-Casinca, Moriani, Castellare-Anghione beaches: fine sandy beaches, pine forests, quiet coves about 25 minutes
🛒 Penta-di-Casinca grocery store: open every day except Sunday afternoon and Monday, from 7 am to 12:30 pm and from 4 pm to 7 pm – 04 95 36 92 13
🍽️ Recommended restaurants
U Quercio, Porri – +33 6 64 03 11 05
Chez Alain, Silvarecciu – 06 76 24 28 91
U San Petru, San Gavino – local cuisine
🥾 Hiking ideas
Walk of the hundred-year-old chestnut trees (Piedicroce): 7,8 km – 3h30 – medium level
Sajabicu circuit: 2h – easy
Climb San Petrone (Nocario): 1767 m – exceptional view
San Anghjulu, from Silvarecciu – panoramic ridges
🌄 View
From the hamlet or the roof terrace, admire the mountains to the San Petrone, the majestic guardian of the valley, and of course the sparkling sea that borders the horizon.
🏘️ A look at the history of Porri
Perched at an altitude of 500 m on the side of the Casinca, Porri is one of the smallest villages in the region, with about fifty inhabitants. Its sober and mysterious beauty is linked to the ruins of Sajabicu (or Saghjapicu), the remains of an ancient medieval village located on the ridge, now accessible on foot.
According to oral tradition, Sajabicu is the ancient Porri, abandoned to get closer to the water and protect itself from Genoese or Moorish raids. This place, built between the twelfth and fourteenth centuries around a chapel dedicated to Saint-Jacques, was partially deserted in the seventeenth century when the population settled in the current streets of the village.
During the Second World War, Porri played a discreet but important role in the Resistance: the nearby cave housed a clandestine printing press distributing leaflets and liberation newspapers.
Today, the village lives to the rhythm of memory: its stones, its alleys and its vigils are a living tribute to the past, between invisible presence and depth of silencePGJyPg�PGJyPg 🌌 A place to rest... and depositing
Here, every stone has a memory. Every tree greets you in silence.Whether this stay is for you a breath of rest, a space for reconnection, or a parenthesis of the essential.
"He who listens to silence hears the invisible."
The Tower is a shelter, a threshold, an echo.
La Tour à Porri – A refuge between heaven and memory
Standing in the heart of the old village, the Tower has watched over the cobbled streets and chestnut covered hills for generations. Its stones, polished by time and wind, still bear the imprint of the voices and footsteps that have crossed it.
Inside, the freshness of the old walls and the softness of the light make up a timeless cocoon. Each window opens onto a living painting: the San Petrone that changes colour according to the hour, the slate roofs that set ablaze at sunset, and sometimes, the pure silence that reigns after the rain.
Here, you wake up to the sound of bells and the scent of warm bread, enjoy the evening by a fire or in the shade of a terrace, and you fall asleep with the feeling of being in your rightful place.
The Tower is not just a home: it is a stopover of beauty and truth, where you find the simple taste for life
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Amenities at The Tower of Porri
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