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Fort Génois de Matra

Located in Corsica, France Coordinates: 42°06′19″ N 9°30′38″ E

Map showing the location of Fort Génois de Matra Fort Génois de Matra
Location in France
Nearest town
Aléria
0.2 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Elevation
15 m
above sea level
When to go
May–JulySeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
BIA Bastia-Poretta International airport50 km
AJA Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte airport62 km

About Fort Génois de Matra

Fort Génois de Matra is a museum. Location: Corsica, France. The best months to visit are May–July, September–October. The nearest airport is Bastia-Poretta International airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Tagnone and Étang del Sale.

Climate of Fort Génois de Matra

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–July, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 10° · Rain 77 mm

Hottest month
July (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night 6°)
Wettest month
October (81 mm)
Driest month
July (9 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Fort Génois de Matra
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)13°14°15°18°21°25°29°29°26°22°17°14°
Average low (°C)6°6°8°10°13°17°20°20°18°14°10°7°
Precipitation (mm)53555147332292252817772

Other places to visit in this season: May June July September October

How to get to Fort Génois de Matra

The nearest airport is Bastia-Poretta International airport (BIA), 50 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Nice, 255 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bastia-Poretta International airport (BIA) Bastia 50 kmnorth
  • Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte airport (AJA) Ajaccio 62 kmwest
  • Figari Sud-Corse Airport (FSC) Figari 75 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Nice Population: 342.7K 255 kmnorthwest
  • Toulon Population: 168.7K 315 kmwest
  • Marseille Population: 877.2K 363 kmnorthwest
  • Aix-en-Provence Population: 146.8K 368 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Fort Génois de Matra

Within 100 km: 140 historic and cultural sites, 591 natural sites, 353 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km104 places

  • Plage de Vignale Beach 12 kmS
  • Étang d'Urbino Lake 7 kmS
  • Étang de Terrenzana Lake 7 kmNE
  • Étang del Sale Lake 2 kmSE

25–60 km437 places

  • Corsica Island 35 kmW
  • Moriani-Plage Beach 30 kmN
  • Plage Casadelmar Beach 57 kmS
  • Plage de Fautea Beach 45 kmS

60–100 km543 places

  • Plage du Ruppione Beach 67 kmSW
  • Plage d'Albitreccia Beach 66 kmSW
  • Banda Bianca Beach 61 kmN
  • Plage de Cupabia Beach 73 kmSW

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