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Island of Corsica   -   Island of Beauty.

Departments Corsica: Haute Corse [ 2 b ] and Corse du Sud [ 2 a ]

Bastia - Cap Corse - Nebbio, Plaine Orientale - Castagniccia - Casinca - Fiumorbu,  Bonifacio - Alta Rocca - Porto Vecchio, Travo - Valinco - Sartenals, Ajaccio - Porto - Cote Occidentale,  Corté - Niolo - Giussani, Balagne - Calvi - Galeria.

Capital City of Corsica: Ajaccio


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Campsites and Caravanning

  Camping Chiappa   -   naturist camping
In the middle of a vast protected zone, in the south of Corsica, in Porto-Vecchio, is the vacation village without clothing of La Chiappa, of a surface of 65 hectares, where no cars are allowed, with a 3 km coastline alternating range of sand and rocks...
  Corse Campings   -   Guide of Corsica Camp sites
  Eurocampings   -   ACSI International Camping Guide  -  Corse

Car Hire Corse

  Holiday Autos   -    
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

  Sixt   -   
Pick-Up Station / Return Station: Ajaccio Airport and Bastia Airport

Holiday Homes / Cottages / Apartments

   -   find your perfect holiday cottage in Corsica with Cottages4You
All properties are visited and quality assessed. Search and book online now.
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  Soleara   -   Cottages in France   

Hotels in Corsica

  Hotels in Corse   -   Hotel Guide Corse
Hotels in Ajaccio, Bastia, Calvi, Lucciana, Porto, Saint-Florent, Cagnano, Monticello, Aléria, Porto-Vecchio, Corte, Santa-Lucia-di-Moriani , and more.



  Hotels in Ajaccio

  Hotels in Bastia 

  Gites de France Région Corse 
  Gîtes et refuges  
Accommodations especially for hikers, mountaineers, rock climbers, nordic and mountain skiers, and for those practicing cycling, mountain biking, canoe-kayaking, canyoning, horse-riding and makes the site a must for any lover of outdoors sporting activities wishing to prepare both itinerary and stopovers at any time of the year.

 
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National Parks

  Parc naturel régional de Corse

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

 
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  Trains Touristiques   -   Railways Corsica
  Giraschi Voyages   -   Corsica tourism, transport, lodgings, locations Corsica
  Eurocorse   -   Transport and tourism in Corsica
  Balagn'ane   -   Hiking with donkeys
  Corse Voyages
  Les Beaux Voyages   -   Corsica Autocariste

Travel Guides Corsica / Related books

Corsica (Lonely Planet)
Jean-Bernard Carillet (Author)
This guide meets a need for the independent travellers to Corsica who seek to explore the island's popular and well-known elements such as the GR20, one of the top hiking trails of the Mediterranean. There is extensive coverage of other outdoor activities and DIY advice on sourcing rustic accommodation and inexpensive cuisine, not to mention the unspoilt beaches and off-the-beaten-track beauty spots. It also featurres a new all inclusive colour map.
Paperback: 312 pages; Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 5th Revised edition edition (1 Jan 2010); ISBN-10: 1740595920; ISBN-13: 978-1740595926.

The Rough Guide to Corsica
David Abram
"The Rough Guide to Corsica" is the ultimate travel guide with clear maps and detailed coverage of all the best attractions Corsica has to offer. You can discover the vibrant regions of Corsica from the beautiful island beaches of Corsica, to the amazing GR20 trail and scenic walks through this lush Mediterranean island. New full-colour features explore the most atmospheric festivals in Corsica and the charming traditional villages in Corsica with detailed information on traditional food, language and livelihoods.You can find detailed practical advice on what to see and do in Corsica whilst relying on up-to-date descriptions of the best accommodation in Corsica; from Corsica's luxurious hotels to budget campsites in Corsica, bars in Corsica, restaurants in Corsica, and the best scenic walks and hikes around Corsica. This Rough Guide unearths the best places to hike, mountain bike, canyon, horse ride and scuba dive. You can explore all corners of Corsica with the clearest maps of any guide. Make the most of your holiday with "The Rough Guide to Corsica".
Paperback: 472 pages; Publisher: Rough Guides; 6 edition (1 May 2009); ISBN-10: 1848360517; ISBN-13: 978-1848360518.

Transport / How do I travel to Corsica

  Airport Ajaccio   -   Aéroport d'Ajaccio   -   Campo dell'Oro [ AJA ]
  Airport Bastia   -   Aéroport de Bastia Poretta   -   located 20 km form the city center  
  Sud Corse [ FSC ]
  Saint Catherine [ CLY ] 
  Poretta [ BIA ]

 
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  Airline Tickets /  Bargain Flights  
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    -   Eurostar, TGV and high speed-rail travel across Europe
Rail Europe is the UK's leading supplier of European Rail tickets. Whether you want to take a short break or a fortnight, your train journey by Eurostar, and connection to Europe with the SNCF range of products, are available to book online.

  Trains Touristiques   -   Chemin de Fer Corse
Nicknamed "U trinighellu" (the trembler) by the inhabitants, between the sea and the mountains, this railway line offers you a whole host of varied landscapes.
Departing from Bastia and from Ajaccio, the train leaves behind the coastal plains and, in less than two hours, climbs the thousand metre gradient separating it from the station at Vizzavona.
To reach this majestic site, symbolising the very best of green tourism, the train winds its way, following the contours or rock walls, running beside rivers and torrents, sometimes being suspended several tens of metres above the ground on over one hundred stonework bridges. The highest and most famous of these bridges is the Vecchio Bridge built by Gustave Eiffel...

   -   fantastic fares from all of the UK's major ports to France

  CMN   -   La Meridionale   -   Ferry Marseille to Corse v.v.
  SNCM   -   Ferry Corsica

  Autocars Cortenais   -   Corte / Bastia route and Corte / Aléria route


Links 

  Visit Corsica   -   Tourist Board Corsica

Corsica is a very mountainous island : the highest peak, Monte Cinto, reaches a height of 2 710 m high, and there are 50 other peaks above an elevation of 2 000 m high. The island average elevation is 568 m and its peaks look over more than1 000 km of shores. The west coast faces strong winds, and the most of it is made of deep and dazzling gulfs. The East shore is filled by the long and flat shore of the Aleria plain, the oriental plain. Corsica is a very mountainous island, the Monte Cinto highest peak reached an elevation of 710 m, and there is 50 other peaks above an elevation of 2 000 m.

The west coast faces strong winds, and the most of it is made of deep and dazzling gulfs. The East shore is filled by the long and flat shore of the Aleria plain, the oriental plain.

Vegetation is equally composed of forest and maquis (typical Corsican scrubland) and covers half of the territory. There are numerous water sources : lakes and rivers have given Corsica its surname of green island.
Erosion has created steep canyons and valleys and the deformed peaks are often fascinating landscapes.

The Greeks already called it "Kalliste", the most beautiful. Corsica is in this way a true anthology of all the world's greatest.

  Ajaccio   -   Capital City of Corsica   -   City of Ajaccio
Communauté d'Agglomération du Pays d'Ajaccio (CAPA : Afa, Alata, Appietto, Cuttoli Corticchiato, Peri, Sarrola Carcopino, Tavaco, Valle di Mezzana, Villanova

  Ajaccio Tourism   -   Tourist Board Ajaccio
Ajaccio occupies a sheltered position at the foot of wooded hills on the northern shore of the Gulf of Ajaccio.

  Corse-du-Sud [ 2a ]   -   Conseil Général de la Corse du Sud   -   Government

  Haute-Corse [ 2b ]   -   Conseil Général de Haute-Corse   -   Government

  Bastia   -   Office de Tourisme de Bastia
  Bonifacio   -   Tourism Bonifacio
Bonifacio owes its renown to the majestic citadel that was built in the 9th century by Boniface II of Tuscany.
Its Genoese influence and vivid colours evoke the traditions of a region which has managed to protect its historical and cultural heritage, while at the same time ensuring its economic development.
The "Haute-Ville" (or Upper Town) which has most of the town's heritage of monuments and buildings, is built on a limestone peninsula 1,500 metres long, and 200 metres wide.
  Bozio   -   Le Bozio   -   Tourist board Bozio
  Calvi  -   Tourism Calvi   -   see also La Balagne
Calvi coils in the North West of Corsica, like a beauty spot in the Beauty Island (as Corsica is called). A citadel looks as if it was standing on the water, looking at the snowy mountain which reflects its shadows in the sea . Boats moor at the bottom of this colourful sea site, spreading into a sand beach bordered with a pinewood. The purity of its water and the treasures of its heritage are the pride of its inhabitants.
  Corte   -   Office de Tourisme de Corte  
  Ghisonaccia   -   Office de Tourisme de Ghisonaccia  
Located between the sea and the mountains, half way from Bastia and Porto-Vecchio the Costa Serena opens itself onto large sandy beaches and offers you on the one hand, a large variety of accommodations, in holiday villages, hotel clubs, camping sites or mobile home.
  Ocana  -  Commune d'Ocana 
  Porticcio  -  Office de Tourisme de Porticcio
  Porto  -  Office de Tourisme de Porto   
  Porto Vecchio
Located at 25 km from the impressive Bonifacio, the city of Porto-Vecchio presents all the advantages of a seaside resort and shows some wonderful aspects that only its natural environment can reveal. Its age-old bastion and beautiful marina puts it in a strong position, it has a growing population and a prosperous touristic activity. During the last decades a drastic development helped it to overcome its isolation and now Porto -Vecchio appears among the best equipped areas of the island. Porto-Vecchio has thus become the third town of Corsica... 
  Porto Vecchio  -  Office de Tourisme de Porto Vecchio
  Propriano  -  Office de Tourisme de Propriano 
The bay is very large, Propriano stretches between Belvédère- Campornoro, Olmeto Plage and Porto Pollo.
This location is ideal for all those who want to tour around Southern Corsica (Ajaccio and Bonifacio are only 1 hr 1 5mins away by car).Once discovered, few are those who never return to Propriano (and we hope you will be back too !). At each visit you will discover new aspects of, "su paesi ch'è no tinimu tantu caru" (a Corsican saying which means 'our country which we love so much'). 
  Ucciani  -  Commune d'Ucciani  

  Costa Serena 
Come and spend your holiday in Corsica, in a special place called La Costa Serena.
On the other hand, still not far from the sea but more inland, you will have the opportunity to discover the genuine Corsica with its rivers and its mountains and the farmers who make this delicious local cheese and meat products or honey and liquors.
Ghisonaccia, Ghisoni, Aleria and the Moita Verde, Prunelli di Fiumorbu, Piedicorte and Vezzani
  Costa Verde 
  Gulf  -  Golf de Spérone
  Golf du Valenco  -   le ciel, la montagne et la mer
  Gulf of Porto  -  Porto und Region 
  Spin a Cavalu
Old bridge across the small river Rizzanèze near Propriano - dates from the time of the Genuese
  Wintersport
Col de Vizzavona, le Verghellu, et le Col de Vergio.

  Académie de Corse 
  Association A Rinascita  
  Office de l'environnement de la Corse  
  Compagnie Corse Méditérannée  
  Corsica Raid Aventure  
  Napoleon Bonaparte, French emperor [ 1769-1821 ]  -  most famous son of Corsica
  Maquis
Characteristic vegetation in Corse: rough, herby kind of bushes.
  News  -  journal Corse Matin  -  newspaper
  Sporting Club de Bastia
  Tutti Inseme
  University in Corse  -  Università di Corsica Pasquale Paoli 

Cuisine  -  Corsica Cooking

  Gastronomy Corsica   -   introduction to Corsican food, drink and natural products

Recipes from Corsica   -   Rolli Lucarotti
Paperback 192 pages (August 1, 2003);  Publisher: Prospect Books;  Language: English;  ISBN: 1903018277

History Corsica

Corsica has a complex history. This history is apparent in the anthropomorphic menhirs of Filitosa and the Castelli of Alta Rocca, and in the Genoese citadels on the coast, the churches of Castagniccia with their rich Baroque décors and also in the island's ancient remains.

  History of Corsica

  Napoleon Bonaparte   -   Wikipedia : Napoleon I of France
The house in Ajaccio in which Napoleon I was born in 1769 is preserved, and his associations with the town are everywhere emphasized by street-names and statues.

Life of Napoleon Bonaparte: Emperor of France   -   J.G. Lockhart
By the age of 25, a disgraced, despondent, and suicidal Napoleon Bonaparte (1799-1813) had been expelled from the army. One year later, he was the youngest general in France, and was winning victories with ragged troops who were at the point of starvation. In this exceptional biography, John Gibson Lockhart examines the life and career of the man who became France's foremost military leader and, in the process, gained the love of his people.
Paperback 396 pages (May 15, 2005);  Publisher: Cosimo Classics;  Language: English;  ISBN: 1596051515

Music, Arts & Culture Corsica, Events

  Culture Corsica

  Corsica heritage, culture and traditions
Corsica's living culture, perpetuated by centuries of customs and traditions, finds its full expression in music, speech and craftwork.

Corsican is an Italo-Dalmatian Romance language.

  Corsican language


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