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The Best Attractions In Corsica

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Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is located southeast of the French mainland and west of the Italian Peninsula, with the nearest land mass being the Italian island of Sardinia to the immediate south. A single chain of mountains makes up two-thirds of the island. While being part of Metropolitan France, Corsica is also designated as a territorial collectivity by law. As a territorial collectivity, Corsica enjoys a greater degree of autonomy than other French regions; for example, the Corsican Assembly is able to exercise limited executive powers. The island formed a single department until it was spli...
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The Best Attractions In Corsica

  • 1. Iles Lavezzi Bonifacio
    The Archipelago of Lavezzi is a collection a small of granite islands and reefs in the Strait of Bonifacio that separates Corsica from Sardinia in the Mediterranean Sea. They are administered from the town of Bonifacio on Corsica.
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  • 4. Santa Giulia Beach Santa Giulia
    The Empire ships were a series of ships in the service of the British Government. Their names were all prefixed with Empire. Mostly they were used during the Second World War by the Ministry of War Transport , which owned the ships but contracted out their management to various shipping lines. Some ships requisitioned during the Suez Crisis were also given the Empire prefix. They were acquired from a number of sources. Many were built for the MoWT, others obtained from the United States, still others were captured or seized from enemy powers.
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  • 6. Bonifacio Citadel Bonifacio
    Bonifacio is a commune at the southern tip of the island of Corsica, in the Corse-du-Sud department of France. Its inhabitants are called Bonifaciens, feminine Bonifaciennes. The commune is the largest commune of Corsica. Bonifacio is the setting of Guy de Maupassant's short story Vendetta. The French leg of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series takes place in Bonifacio.
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  • 8. Aiguilles de Bavella (Bavella Needles) Zonza
    The Aiguilles de Bavella are rocky spikes of red granite that dominate the hill of the same name. The name means needles of Bavella. At 1218 m, the hill connects the Alta Rocca to the east coast of Corsica. This massif is smaller yet much more popular than the aiguilles de Popolasca. The site is characterized by jagged peaks, large rock walls and pine trees twisted by the wind. Located in the centre of the Massif de Bavella, are the seven tours d'Asinau, or towers of Asinau, the actual needles. These are traditionally numbered from south to north: Punta di l'Acellu Punta di l'Ariettu Punta di a Vacca , the only tower accessible to a simple hiker Punta di u Pargulu , separated from the previous towers by the Bocca di u Pargulu , taken by the Alpine variant of the GR 20 Punta Longa Punta Alt...
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  • 13. Nature Reserve of Scandola Corsica
    The Scandola Nature Reserve is located on the west coast of the French island of Corsica, within the Corsica Regional Park. The reserve was established in 1975. The park and reserve has been recognized by the United Nations as a Natural World Heritage Site, and was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1983.
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