U Capu Biancu opens its doors and reveals the true soul of the island. An island known to the locals as 'Corse'. Or Corsica. Or Kallistê, the beautiful one. An island that proudly stands as a luminous frontier, facing the world – a little corner of paradise and an exceptional heritage that must be protected.
We carry out certain actions on a daily basis and encourage you to adhere to them: avoiding single use (goodbye straws and non-reusable plastic objects!), installing dispensers for shampoo and shower gel, favouring local production, natural recycling with our 100 laying hens, composting dedicated to our permaculture operations, and more. And then there are our projects ...
We breathe, we live environment. Our ideas and actions are guided by this principle. It's true that we had to take a sharp bend along the way. That bend has a name: Rispettu. "Respect" in Corsican. It's an eco-responsible hotel programme that we quickly signed up to. It's a programme that includes controlling water and electricity consumption, waste management, giving priority to ecological and local products, limiting the production of greenhouse gases, and so on. We were already taking action by sorting, considerably reducing the use of packaged products and managing food leftovers. And we're continuing to do so. We anticipate, we innovate, we invest, we aim: no more single use by 2025, installation of hydro-hybrid and soon hydro-arthermal energy. In recognition of our efforts (because, yes, protecting the environment requires money, lots of money; energy too, kilowatts of human energy), the Hotel U Capu Biancu has now been awarded the European Ecolabel. A score rarely achieved. A score that confirms us in the path we've taken. So we're continuing. We continue to be ambitious. To dare. Yes, we dare to put you at the heart of our commitment. We dare to make you players in this environmental philosophy. And more and more of you are following us. To take this path, to climb this mountain with us. That's our reward.
Behind the dry-stone walls that line the estate, on specially acquired agricultural land, U Capu Verde was born. An tree and vegetable farm that we cultivate through a system of permaculture – in other words, following the rhythm of nature and with the greatest respect for biodiversity. Chard, courgettes, onions, aubergines, olive trees and other fruit trees find fertile soil here and deliciously garnish the plates of U Capu Biancu.
30 years! Over 30 years of hard work. Of an all-encompassing passion. Of an unwavering commitment. Yes, for more than 30 years, we – Sylvie and Jean-Louis Limongi – have put our hearts and souls into the U Capu Biancu hotel. We have given it our very DNA. Like a father and a mother. Our children grew up with this hotel. Laughed and cried with it. It has forged them, shaped them, united them and empowered them. Today, while U Capu Biancu has become this magnificent four-star luxury hotel in Southern Corsica, Jade, Ambre and Pierre-Louis have chosen to gradually take over the torch. To cherish it as we have always cherished it, bringing to it that freshness and creativity so inherent in youth.