There's a tourist office on rue Dr-Dragacci (daily: July–Sept 9am–noon & 4–7pm; Oct–June 3–5pm; tel 04.95.26.41.31), which can help find accommodation and sells tickets for summer boat trips to the Calanches, costing about €35. Buses for Ajaccio and Porto stop outside the post office, set back from the road in the main square.The least expensive of the hotels in Cargèse is the De France, on rue Colonel Fieschi (tel 04.95.26.41.07; €30–40), whose rooms are a bit dark and noisy (the front rooms open on to the main road), but unbelievably cheap, even in August. Overlooking the crossroads at the top of the village, two comfortable midscale options are Le Continental (tel 04.95.26.42.24, www.lecontinental.com), and St Jean (tel 04.95.26.46.68, fax 04.95.26.46.27; €70–85). Better still, head down the lane dropping from opposite these last two places to the wonderful Plage de Pero beach, where you'll find the Thalassa (tel 04.95.26.40.08, fax 04.95.26.41.66; €55–70), among the oldest-established hotels on the west coast, and the nearby Les Lentisques (tel 04.95.26.42.34, fax 04.95.26.46.61; €55–70) a congenial, family-run three-star with a large, breezy breakfast hall and ten simple rooms (fully en-suite and sea-facing). The nearest campsite, Camping Torraccia (tel 04.95.26.42.39), is 4km north of Cargèse on the main road. A fair number of restaurants are scattered about the village, as well as the standard crop of basic pizzerias, but the most tempting places to eat are down in the harbour. On a raised deck overlooking the jetty, Le Cabanon de Charlotte serves local seafood in a wooden cabin, with menus from €15 to €20, or you can go for their fresh fish of the day. Starters include locally made charcuterie and Cargèse's only Greek salad. For a drink, go no further than the main square, where you can watch all the action from Bar Chantilly.
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