Corsica Adventure Holiday - Walk The Mediterranean Island
by Chris on February 15, 2010
Corsica is part of The French and one of the country's famed patriarchs took his first breath on this Mediterranean island: Napoleon Bonaparte.
Being just so close to Italy as Corsica is, you immediately get the feeling that it's not altogether French, but somewhat more a fusion of French/Italian culture, language, food & lifestyle.
Most walking holidays will lead you from the mountains, in the midsection of the island, down to Ajaccio by the coast.
Arriving to the island by ship seems to be the suitable way, & you can take a boat from Livorno & Genoa in Italy or from Marseilles, Nice or Toulon in France.
Arriving into the historic harbor of Bastia, facing east towards Italy, the baroque architecture oozes history going back to 1378. Bastia means "fortified site" and that is what Bastia was centuries ago - a fortified site.
Of course you can choose to fly into Bastia Poretta airport - twenty km south from the town center. Planes get there from mainland France, Germany, United Kingdom, Morocco, Sweden, Luxembourg and Italy.
Trains from Bastia can carry you to Ajaccio, Calvi or Ponte Leccia and you will find buses and coaches to take you in almost all directions.
Most walking holidays in Corsica starts, as mentioned, from the midsection of the retreat, and should you care to experience the pace of life in a rural village: - Bocognano, at a height of 650m, is the perfect place to do so. The locals meet for a game of petang and they still collect wild herbs for their home cuisine. A number of walking Corsican tours starts from here, & the surroundings are stunning! It is joined to Bastia by train.
The native born Corsicans call Corsica 'Ile de Beaute' - the beautiful island. And nothing is more true! Corsica is still untouched by mass-tourism & offers a breathtakingly diverse scenery. You will discover that the Corsican people are enthusiastic to keep their special culture alive and kicking.
Search for "2010 Walking Holidays in France" for the tour proposal of walking holidays.
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