Walk on the Aldilonda in Bastia

Built and completed in December 2020, the Aldilonda is a footbridge suspended 5 metres above the water, linking Bastia's old port to the seafront as far as Arinella. Attached to the cliff, the metal structure extends 200 metres to the foot of the Citadel, parallel to the tunnel.

The Aldilonda, a new asset for Bastia

Helping to open up the town, the project puts the finishing touches to the Spassimare, inaugurated in 2017, to the delight of walkers, joggers and cyclists, who now use it every day. Over and above the natural beauty of the site, with the sea underfoot, making it a new fishermen's landmark, it is above all a link between the town centre and the seafront, providing access to the Arinella beach without having to use the car for Bastians, and vice versa, to come and discover the town from Arinella while avoiding the town's traffic jams.

A new attraction for Bastia, the Aldilonda is to walkers what the tunnel was to motorists when it was created forty years earlier in 1979. Both structures allow you to cross the steep cliffs of the citadel without any detours, slopes or steps. You can walk, rollerblade or cycle here, for a family outing or a sporting activity, as you wish.

From l'Arinella to Place Saint-Nicolas with no change in altitude

It's now easy to get from Arinella to Piazza San Nicola via the Spassimare and Aldilonda. The entire route is flat, a handful of metres above the sea. It takes 3km from Arinella to the old port, and a further 2km to the end of Piazza San Nicola.

Safe route

Running alongside the T11, the path from Arinella to Spassimare is very safe, allowing walkers and motorists to coexist peacefully.

However, there is just one black mark on the picture: the air quality around the seafront and at the tunnel exit can only be mediocre.

IGN map and altitude difference - Aldilonda