Departure from the Town Hall

Sheltered in a green setting, Argiusta-Moriccio is a garden in the heart of a rural village clinging to the Corsican mountains. Most villages in Corsica were built around a water source to meet the vital needs of the inhabitants and to facilitate agriculture. Riddle 1: Turn right at the town hall. Riddle 2: Retrace your steps and turn right, passing the town hall and continuing on your way. Riddle 3: retrace your steps, go straight on and turn right down the stairs (in the bend between 2 houses). Small detour: see the bread oven

Riddle 4: Turn right into Via Caïtucoli. To get to the Funtanona fountain, take the alley opposite the old bar, then head left. Riddle 5: continue up the road. Riddle 6: return to the town hall.

Treasure hunt in Argiusta-Moriccio | Propriano and Sartène Tourist Office in the Sartenais Valinco Taravo region

Course

💧 The memory of water

Your mission is to find the village’s 6 fountains and solve the riddles. Play with the Explorama app and discover our built heritage. The aim of this treasure hunt is to show the importance of this heritage and of water as a vital resource.

“The fountains of our villages are part of the heritage, the soul and the life of our ancestors. Let’s remember those daily scenes, when everyone went to fetch water from the fountain. Everything that was said in those places…”.

🏴 F rom Propriano, take the RT 40 towards Ajaccio. At the 2nd Petreto-Bicchisano traffic circle, take the D757 towards Moca-Croce and Argiusta-Moriccio. Estimated driving time from Propriano is 44 minutes.

🕙 driving time: 1 h

Treasure hunt booklet with riddles9MB

The route :

Departure from the Town Hall
Sheltered in a green setting, Argiusta-Moriccio is a garden in the heart of a rural village clinging to the Corsican mountains. Most villages in Corsica were built around a water source to meet the vital needs of the inhabitants and to facilitate agriculture.
Riddle 1: Turn right at the town hall.
Riddle 2: Retrace your steps and turn right, passing the town hall and continuing on your way.
Riddle 3: retrace your steps, go straight on and turn right down the stairs (in the bend between 2 houses).
Small detour: see the bread oven