Corsica
region information
Corsica island,
off the French South coast, is affectionately called "L'île
de beauté" (The beautiful island).
Corsica
Region Information :
Location: |
Island in
the Mediterranean Sea, south of Nice and north
of Sardinia |
Size: |
8,700 km2 |
Weather: |
Mediterranean (mild
winter hot summer) |
Population: |
roughly 270,000
lowest density of population in
France |
Main
Cities in Corsica: |
Ajaccio (55,000)
Bastia (40,000)
Porto-Vecchio (12,000)
Corte (7,000)
Calvi (6,000) |
Places
of Interest in Corsica: |
Sea (calanques,
Scandola, Lavezzi islands, diving)
Beach (1,000 km of coast, many tiny beaches)
GR20 trail (trekking in mountain
paths)
Trinichellu (typical train)
Food (Brocciu cheese, Corsican
sausages and ham, Pulenta) |
Other
pages about Corsica :
Wines
in Corsica - Corsica
wine information - Corse
region information - Corsica
wine making - Corsica
wine and food - Buy
Corsican wines - Corsica
main page
Wines
from Corsica :
Ajaccio - Patrimonio - Wines
from Corsica
Other
french wine regions :
Alsace - Bordeaux - Burgundy - Champagne - Côtes
du Rhône - Languedoc-Roussillon - Loire
Valley - Provence - South
West
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