Oletta has experienced so many hardships and historic events, been the theatre of so many heroic conflicts, that it has seduced many travelers coming from all corners of the world. But Oletta is also known for its beauty and resources thanks to the variety of its soil and relief, the importance of its rivers and streams and its mild climate.
Oletta is a former township of the department of Upper Corsica. Its area is 2661 hectares (26.61km ) with an altitude going from 0 to 959 meters.
There are 1781 inhabitants (census published in 2019) with a density of 67 people per km .
Oletta belongs to the Nebbiu Conca d’Oru Federation of Municipalities
Theme-based walks, a sacred art museum, Padula lake, pottery, craftsperson’s workshops, artists’ studios, an arts and crafts market in St. François’ convent…Oletta’s attractiveness has been exploding in the last ten years. Perched on a hill dominating the plains and the gulf of Saint Florent, Oletta can show you all the aspects of an authentic Corsican village where beautiful homes abound with their unique entrance portals.
Do not hesitate to take a walk on any of the side streets, it will lead you to: the sacred art museum, a delicatessen, the house of Oletta’s miracle, the washing place, a fountain, a caterer, a musical instrument workshop, or to the very beautiful baroque church of Saint André.
For the last fifteen years Oletta’s municipality has equipped itself with a set of tools and infrastructures allowing it to offer a safe and benevolent living environment to all of its inhabitants such as a supermarket and nearby grocery stores, bars, tea rooms, hotels, guesthouses, tourist residences, restaurants, discotheque, artists’ studios, sports and hiking activities. Oletta’s municipality strives to accompany and support you through each step of your life…
The region of Nebbiu and Conca d’Oru are endowed with villages rich in historical, cultural and natural heritage. All of this is an impressive feast for your eyes.
Each village offers its remarkable monuments such as the San Michele church of Muratu, dating back to the XII th century, or even the imposing Saint-Jean l’Evangeliste church from the XVII th century of Santu Petru, visible from the village of Oletta’s main square.
The Nebbiu and Conca d’Oru offer noble and natural wines with 33 domains with a Patrimonio Protected Designation of Origin, a wide choice of crafts persons and local products of an exceptional quality
